HiPower Founder Fellowship

Your journey is long, challenging and often lonely. If you feel that the HiPower Signature Program and our Community can help you along your adventure, we’d love for you to join us.

And we know that you may not have a lot of free cash flow right now. So to help out, our HiPower Angels have created this fellowship.

Each year, we will cover the HiPower Signature Program admissions fee for two women or nonbinary founders selected by our HiPower Angels committee.

To Apply: At the end of your Signature Program application form, let us know you are applying for the HiPower Founder Fellowship.

We normally review applications in December of each year, but if you want us to review yours earlier, please contact us.

2025 HiPower Founder Fellow

Michelle Cervantes

Director, City of Round Rock

Round Rock Library Director Michelle Cervantes dreams of the possibilities presented by “What if?” With years of experience, Ms. Cervantes redirects preconceptions of naysayers who argue that libraries are outdated and have lost their relevance into embracing ideas of community, innovation, and exploration. According to Ms. Cervantes, “A public library is a symbol of community strength and unity. It is a place of creativity and connection.” Embracing continuous learning, she completed an MBA from Boston University and is currently studying the Portuguese language.