Nautilus is a 3 months patronage program for young talent who want to master their craft, from arts, to science and entrepreneurship.
We cover your housing, food, and on top of that, we give you a stipend for your equipment needs.
Nope, we want you all in. Dropout or take a gap year!
We select between 5 and 10 protégés (our grantees) per cohort.
You need to be 22yo or under to apply.
We are interested in backing people crafting across fields, from art, to science, social technology, entrepreneurship, deep tech, literature… You name it, anything!
Yes, we’ll help you get a short term visa for the first half of the program.
Fill this form and we’ll be in touch with you within a week of applying.
We don’t take equity or expect you to pay us back. If we do our job well, once you are well off financially, maybe you’ll join us again as a patron!
We select people who can commit to being part of the program for its entire duration (3 months + 1 month remote of integration).
Temporarily, yes. The program is in-person at the Casa Nautilus. If needed, we’ll help you with your visa.
Applications have closed for cohort 1. The application deadline for our second cohort (starting beginning of September 2025) is May 15 at midnight PT. We'll announce the selected participants about 3 months before the start of the cohort. If you apply after that deadline, we'll consider you for the following cohort (first quarter 2026).
We accept individuals only.
From weekly group check ins, to supporting your individuals needs (while giving you as much freedom and agency as you want!), you won’t have to figure it all by yourself.