Five tracks,real work
The examples below are the caliber of organization we place into. Each placement comes with a written scope, a named lead, and an Allay advisor behind you.
The caliber of the network
Biotech &healthcare
For students drawn to medicine, life science, and the business of both. Placements sit where research meets commercialization, not in a classroom simulation of it.
What fellows do
- Research competitive landscapes for a therapeutic area and present them to the team.
- Run customer and market analysis for healthcare ventures preparing to raise or launch.
- Prepare materials for real partner and investor discussions.
Where you could be placed
- Yale Helix
Yale’s healthcare venture incubator, where fellows research therapeutic landscapes and support early ventures. - Harvard Griffin Biotech ClubGraduate-level biotech projects with real industry partners.
- Harvard/MIT IncubatorA selective year-long program where graduate students, postdocs, and clinicians take novel science from inception to commercialization.
Mentors across the leading medical schools
AI &software
For builders. Fellows join funded startups and university-born software teams as working contributors, not observers.
What fellows do
- Evaluate a product against competitors and defend the analysis to the founders.
- Build datasets, run experiments, and ship small features under review.
- Interview users and turn findings into decisions the team acts on.
Where you could be placed
- Yale Hacker HouseRaised $17M this summer. A consortium of startups spanning US defense, real estate, and biotech.
- Harvard Hacker House, the C-HouseOver $300M raised historically, with more than 20 venture-backed startups in its orbit.
Partner startups in the network
Finance &quant
For the mathematically inclined. Three routes, matched to your background and how far along you are.
Three routes in
- Mentorship at a leading firmOne-on-one mentorship from professionals at Goldman Sachs, DE Shaw, Citadel, and Jane Street.
- Quant startup placementJoin a quantitative finance startup as a working contributor with a defined project.
- University researchResearch a quantitative finance question with a professor, write it up, and present the findings.
Mentorship from professionals at
Consulting &strategy
For students who want to learn how businesses actually make decisions. Mentorship from MBB consultants, and project placements with the most selective undergraduate consulting groups in the country.
What fellows do
- Scope a client problem, structure the analysis, and build the deck.
- Run market sizing and competitor research on live engagements.
- Present recommendations to real clients alongside the team.
Where you could be placed
- Harvard Undergraduate Consulting Group
Client projects with Harvard’s flagship consulting group, with acceptance rates below 10 percent. - Yale Undergraduate Consulting Group
Yale’s premier undergraduate consulting organization. - Wharton Undergraduate Consulting ClubStrategy engagements out of the Wharton School.
One-on-one mentorship from consultants at the three leading strategy firms.
Law, policy &social impact
For students who want to work on questions that end up in courtrooms, legislatures, and international bodies.
What fellows do
- Research case law, policy positions, and legislative history for active projects.
- Draft briefings and position papers a real organization will use.
- Support Model UN and policy programs at the strongest universities.
Where you could be placed
- Harvard, Yale & Stanford Law mentorsMentorship from students and alumni of the top three law schools.
- American Civil Liberties Union
The nation’s most extensive network of litigators and a premier guardian of constitutional liberties. - Human Rights CampaignThe largest and most visible LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in the United States.
- United Nations mentorship & Model UNMentors inside the UN system, and Model UN programs at Harvard, Yale, and Stanford.
Not sureyet?
That is exactly what the consultation is for.
Plenty of our strongest fellows arrived without a track in mind. A short call with our team, and where it helps, a session with Allay Advisory, finds the direction before we ever make a match.
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