Fundamental Research Fellowship, Canvas

About the role

This 6-month intensive fellowship offers hands-on experience in research, business analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and the investment process within a fast-paced, compliance-focused environment. Canvas Fellows will be considered for permanent placement on the team following completion of the program.

Responsibilities

• Become a subject matter expert on an assigned industry
• Engage with small, medium, and large private company executives about their businesses and the industries in which they operate, gathering qualitative data on key developments—including structural shifts, real-time changes in supply/demand dynamics, and emerging competitors, markets, and technologies—with a focus on understanding why they are happening
• Synthesize your findings in comprehensive reports that present a view of the industry
• Gain unparalleled exposure to, and learn from, business leaders across industries, including private company executives and your colleagues
• Interact directly with our investment professionals and learn the discretionary investment process to help drive more informed investment decisions
• Partner on the above with dedicated Compliance professionals

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree conferred in 2025 or 2026
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• An eagerness to find out if your conclusions are right or wrong
• An understanding of how companies work (their processes and outcomes) or an interest in learning
• Intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, maturity
• Highest standards of ethical decision making

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
• Superb business intuition and a solution-oriented, methodical approach to problem-solving
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across multiple business units within the firm
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Skills

• Understanding of how companies work (their processes and outcomes) or an interest in learning
• Intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, maturity
• Highest standards of ethical decision making

Benefits

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Garnouge parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Non-profit matching gift program
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

Pay

The annual base salary is $100,000 (USD) which will be prorated based on program start and end date. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Schedule

The Canvas team is based in our New York office for the duration of the 6-month program.