Apply interest
Tell the team who you are, what you want to learn, and what kind of work you want to build toward.
Support the mission or step into the work.
500 Acres needs partners, mentors, sponsors, builders, educators, and fellows who want to turn land, tools, and learning into practical independence.
Support our mission
Help build the machine that builds builders.
Support can fund student supplies, project materials, machine time, safety training, documentation, mentor access, and the practical tools that make the fellowship real.
Student supplies
Tool access
Project materials
Mentorship
Become a fellow
The fellowship is for young people ready to learn by building.
Choose a track
Explore building, land stewardship, AI, robotics, documentation, or creative storytelling.
Build in public
Work on visible projects with mentors, tools, and a practical learning plan.
Leave a trail
Document what worked so the next fellow can start further ahead.
Schools and colleges
Bring students into project-based learning, tool safety, prototyping, and community-centered building.
Maker labs and shops
Share training, machine access, source-backed equipment info, or project collaboration.
Donors and sponsors
Support materials, fellow scholarships, equipment, transport, safety, and documentation.