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CIL Fellows Application
Applications are open through December 1, 2026, for the CIL Fellows Program, a selective, 10-month leadership experience for Carey Flex MBA students. The program begins in June with an immersive, four-day, two-credit residency combining leadership research with hands-on practice.
Apply today to strengthen your capacity to lead in complex, real-world settings.
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CIL LDE Application
Applications are open through December 1, 2026, for CIL’s summer 2027 Leadership Development Expeditions in Norway. These nine-day experiences (July 8 – 16, 2027) challenge Carey MBA students to lead through alpine hiking or coastal kayaking, combining hands-on learning with structured feedback and reflection.
Apply today to build your capacity to lead teams through uncertainty.
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Application Season Is Here: Make Every Application Count!
The application season is here, and the Career & Life Design team at JHU Carey Business School is ready to help you put your best foot forward. Whether you are polishing your resume, refining a cover letter, or building your professional toolkit, these resources will set you up for success.
Enhance your resume with VMock
VMock is our AI resume review tool that evaluates format, content, and impact, then offers targeted suggestions so your strengths are clear at a glance. Start here: VMock!
“The Resume Guidelines and Templates, plus the AI-powered VMock reviews, made a huge difference in refining my resume.” – FT MS Student, Class of 2025
Review sample resumes:
See what good looks like. Explore polished examples and templates you can adapt to your background and target industry. View samples: Sample Resumes and Templates!
Craft the perfect cover letter
If you are starting from a blank page or tightening a draft, this step-by-step guide shows how to open strong, connect your experience to the role, and close with confidence. Access the guide: How to Craft the Perfect Cover Letter!
Access sample cover letters:
Get inspired by effective approaches to storytelling, framing achievements, and tailoring for impact. Check them out: Sample Cover Letter!
Our Career Coaches and Peer Career Advisors (for full-time MS students) are here for one-on-one support. Use these resources, book time with our team, and keep building momentum. We look forward to supporting you every step of the way.
Pitch Deck: Level Up Your Deck
Pitch Perfect: Level Up Your Deck is a hands-on workshop for early-stage founders who already have a pitch deck and want to make it stronger. Attendees will hear from experienced founders about what it takes to perfect a pitch deck, including pitching dos and don’ts, how to craft a compelling narrative, and how to tailor a pitch to different investor groups. The session also covers timing and how to adjust a pitch to fit different lengths, from a quick elevator version to a full presentation. In the hands-on portion, participants will work directly on improving their own decks with feedback from later-stage advisors.
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Africa & The AI Economy
Join the Africa Business Club, SAIS Africa Club, SAIS Tech Club, and Village Ties for a discussion on Africa’s Role in the Global AI Economy!
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, how can Africa seize emerging opportunities in technology, innovation, and investment? Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring Kenya’s Ambassador to the United States, leaders from Amazon and Cassava Technologies, and innovators in fintech. Together, we’ll explore how AI can accelerate Africa’s economic transformation, expand digital infrastructure, and strengthen the continent’s role in the global AI economy.
Featured speakers include:
- Ambassador Christopher Kirigua, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Republic of Kenya
- Christian Duffus, Founder and CEO of Fonbnk
- Olivia Igbokwe-Curry, Head of Political Giving and Strategy at Amazon
- Eric Chehmere, Group Lead: AI Solutions Engineering at Cassava Technologies
- Moderated by: Hanan Awel, Founder, Village Ties
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Johns Hopkins Sesquicentennial Symposium on The Future of Technology Transfer and Academic Innovation
Reflecting on 150 years of biomedical innovation at Johns Hopkins, this one-day symposium brings together nationally recognized scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in technology transfer and academic entrepreneurship to evaluate the latest policy advancements, explore their implications, and outline a future research agenda. The event will highlight lessons from universities, government, and industry in a series of panel conversations. Featuring National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and National Science Foundation Director James O’Neill.
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Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Regional Qualifier
Where students become VCs for a day.
VCIC is the world’s largest venture capital competition. Student teams size up real startups, pitch an investment to real VC judges, and founders get a crash course in raising money. Real startups pitch to student teams. Each team does the due diligence, picks the deal, writes the term sheet and defends its investment to a panel of real venture capitalists.
This year the Regional Qualifier will be In Person at the Harbor East Campus. Six teams will compete for the winning spot that will take the team to Regionals in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, January 30, 2027. The application deadline is Sunday, November 15th at 5:00 pm ET. Teams will be notified by Friday, November 20th. A mandatory training will be offered on Tuesday, November 24 at 11:45-1:00 pm.
Teams must have 5-6 Carey Business School students. To help you find teammates, please complete the VCIC Team Finder Form or post your interest in the Linkedin Case Competition Group. Only apply once you have your team built.
Questions? Email Wendy Crowley at wcrowley@jhu.edu
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How to book a Group Study Room on campus
This is just a reminder that Group Study Rooms can get filled up during busy times and the best way to ensure you have a space is to reserve one. Students can reserve rooms on 25live or via the QR code next to the doors. Please see this ‘how-to’ video for tips on how to reserve the room. If a room is not being used, students can use it but must vacate for a student with a reservation. For any questions about rooms, please visit the Security Desk or the website.
 Pitch Competition: Winning Strategies to Integrate AI into Gender and Health
Join the Gender Equity Unit on November 19, 2026, from 9 AM–1 PM at the Mount Washington Campus as students, faculty, staff, and trainees come together to explore practical ways AI can advance gender equity in public health data systems.
Competitors must submit a pitch slide deck by November 2, 2026 and follow the slide deck instructions provided here. The Gender Equity Unit will review all submissions by November 9, at which point selected teams will be notified. Selected teams must then submit their final presentations by November 16.
We encourage Carey students who are passionate about AI, healthcare, public health, data science, gender equity, or innovation to participate and share their ideas.
The event includes a competition for teams and individuals to pitch ideas for how AI can increase the representation and inclusion of women and other historically excluded populations in health research. Anyone with a JHU affiliation is eligible to participate in the pitch competition—students, faculty, staff, and trainees– and a panel of judges with expertise in AI, medicine, public health, and gender will evaluate the pitches. The winner will receive $250, publicity via Gender Equity Unit and Data Science and AI Institute media channels, and, of course, bragging rights.
Good luck and click here for more details or contact Senior Communications Associate Patrick Slavin at pslavin@jhu.edu.
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