Fearless IX
Sponsor 50 students and invest in 2026 Scholarships
Fearless IX · 2026 Student Summit
Sponsor 50 students and invest in 2026 Scholarships.
One click. Fifty dollars. One young leader on the Fearless IX stage. Your $50 sends a student to the summit, covers their lunch, and gives you two tickets to support them at the showcase where they’ll present and perform what they’ve learned over the 5-week summer program.
Sponsorship progress
3 / 50 students sponsored
$150
Raised
$2,500
Goal
$50
Per seat
A one-of-a-kind experience
Igniting fearless courage in students through leadership development, media, arts, and scholarships and career connections.
The Fearless Summit is the culminating day of the LEAD U Media & Leadership Week — an immersive, five-day residency that has traveled across multiple college campuses to equip young Black creatives with the tools, mentorship, and platform to step boldly into their voices.
It's not a workshop. It's not a concert. It's a first-of-its-kind fusion of art, music, and leadership — where student scholars, filmmakers, dancers, speakers, and musicians share one stage with industry mentors in front of a live audience of peers, families, and community.
Your $50 sponsorship sends one student to the summit, covers their lunch, and gives you two tickets to support them at the Fearless IX Showcase — where they’ll present and perform what they’ve learned over the 5-week summer program.
LEAD Labs
Leadership & Business. Film & Media. Stage, Dance & Speaking.
Fearless Talx
Networking, vendor village, career fair, and lunch.
F1X Showcase
Scholarship presentations and live student performances.
Fearless IX
The 3rd year of a movement built by and for young Black leaders.
Corporate partners
Space reserved for our corporate sponsors.
Join companies that are investing in the next generation of leaders. From premier brand placement to networking lunch recognition, corporate partnerships amplify the Fearless IX experience.
Sponsorship opportunities
Invest in the next generation of leaders.
Your sponsorship helps provide leadership training, career development, mentorship, networking opportunities, and scholarships for high school and college students preparing to become tomorrow's leaders.
Together, we build leaders. Together, we build the future.
Meet the class of Fearless IX
Pick a student. Change a trajectory.
Each $50 sponsorship sends one student to the summit, covers their lunch, and includes two tickets for you to support them at the showcase where they’ll present and perform what they’ve learned over the summer.
Why $50 matters
One seat funds a week of transformation.
For a lot of these students, this is their first time on a college campus, their first time on a mic, their first time called an artist by an industry professional. Your sponsorship isn't a ticket — it's a runway.
Sponsor a student now