The Build Fellowship by Open Avenues is a nationwide, cap-exempt H-1B visa fellowship offered to foreign national innovators, experts, and talent seeking to grow careers and companies in the United States. Build Fellows are employed by Build Fellowship non-profit partners part-time and sponsored for cap-exempt H-1B visas. Build Fellows contribute to the missions of non-profit partners and to the social and economic success of the United States by opening career pathways for the future U.S. workforce. The Build Fellowship: - Offers an immigration pathway for the greatest talent in the world to launch careers in the fastest-growing industries across the U.S. - Advances the fundamental missions of U.S. higher education and research institutions - Prepares college students and populations across the U.S. for jobs in high-demand fields - Increases the competitiveness of and fills talent gaps for U.S. companies and the economy at large