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2025 fall league applicatioN CYCLE
We are excited to announce that applications for our 2025 Fall League are now open!
We encourage you to "make-a-play" by investing in your future beyond sports. Utilize the incredible qualities that have made you a standout athlete—such as competitiveness, teamwork, mental toughness, discipline, and goal orientation—to access amazing opportunities for success in the professional world with leading companies.
Your first step should be applying to one of our five fall fellowships below:
1. Legacy Bowl
2025 Fall League Application Deadline: Sunday, September 7, 2025
FELLOWSHIP STRUCTURE:
MAP's Professional Development Association ("PDA") is proudly recognized as the "first professional development sports league of its kind," fully gamifying the interview preparation process by intertwining sports themes, references, and experiences to elevate learning and career readiness for 1,500+ college athletes annually.
Every year, MAP oversees 20 fellowships—five each quarter—sponsored by various partner companies. Each fellowship focuses on a unique career track and features a distinct group of student-athletes. For example, the "Legacy Bowl" focuses on asset management, wealth management, and investment management, while the "Fall D-League" has an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on the cross-section between strategy, product management, marketing, sales enablement, digital operations, payments, and analytics.
Despite the specialized nature of these fellowships, we have designed each to develop in-demand skills that our athletes can leverage to enter a range of different industries. Each fellowship follows an identical structure, as outlined below:
- Phase 1 (September 13, 2025 - October 4, 2025): Phase 1 is a three-week individual competition where our Fellows engage in professional development assignments and participate in weekly mock interviews that simulate future roles at their respective Title Sponsor. Based on their performance, participants will earn a "player ranking"—similar to sports rankings—on our leaderboard. This ranking will determine who advances to Phase 2, the invite-only team competition.
- Phase 2 (October 11, 2025 - November 22, 2025): Phase 2 is a six-week team competition for the top performers from Phase 1, as determined by the player rankings mentioned earlier. In this phase, Fellows will pair up in teams of four to five to address a business problem related to their fellowship's Title Sponsor. For example, "Legacy Bowl" Fellows will analyze a case study related to Morgan Stanley's Wealth Management Division by examining the bank's 'Parametric Custom Core Sports League Strategy,' a brand-new portfolio for investors tied to major sports leagues. This phase will culminate in a final presentation to Morgan Stanley leaders, marking the conclusion of their fellowship experience.
1. LEGACY BOWL
The "Legacy Bowl" is a two-part fellowship for rising second-year athletes (class of 2028) who are interested in asset management, wealth management, or investment management.
Many Legacy Bowl alumni have excelled in this dynamic fellowship, leveraging their MAP experience to secure impressive internship offers at top banks.
Among these standouts are Aliya Greenberg, Jovone Campbell, Kadari Machen, Noah Cummings, Ryan Glover, and Simon Adjakple, all of whom are pictured below. Each of them secured a coveted position at Morgan Stanley in Wealth Management, the proud title sponsor of the Legacy Bowl for 2025!
2. DIAMOND LEAGUE
The "Diamond League" is a two-part fellowship for rising second-year athletes (class of 2028) who are interested in investment banking.
Many Diamond League alumni have excelled in this dynamic fellowship, leveraging their MAP experience to secure impressive internship offers at top banks.
Among these standouts are Beza Miller and Nnamdi Udeogu, both of whom are pictured below and secured a coveted position at Guggenheim Securities in Investment Banking, the proud title sponsor of the Diamond League for 2025!
3. TRADE DEADLINE
The "Trade Deadline" is a two-part fellowship for rising second-year athletes (class of 2028) who are interested in sales & trading or equity research.
Many Trade Deadline alumni have excelled in this dynamic fellowship, leveraging their MAP experience to secure impressive internship offers at top banks.
Among these standouts are Audrey Soetanto, Cameron O'Neal, Christina Chen, Evan Spagnoletti, Ines Araujo, Justina Bitzer, and Marquis Hubbard, all of whom are pictured below. Each of them secured a coveted position at Bank of America in Sales & Trading, the proud title sponsor of the Trade Deadline for 2025!
4. FALL D-LEAGUE
The "Fall D-League" is a two-part fellowship for rising third-year athletes (class of 2027) eager to explore the dynamic fields of strategy, product management, marketing, sales enablement, digital operations, payments, and analytics.
Many Fall D-League alumni have excelled in this dynamic fellowship, leveraging their MAP experience to secure impressive internship offers at top companies across consulting, consumer packaged goods, sports, media, and entertainment, and more.
Among these standouts are Jaileen de Freitas, Kennedy Wesley, Nyla Allen, and Taiya Shelby, all of whom are pictured below. Each of them secured a coveted internship at Major League Soccer (MLS) in Marketing, Player Engagement, Social Responsibility, and Strategy, the proud title sponsor of the Fall D-League for 2025!
5. OVERTIME ELITE
"Overtime Elite" is a two-part fellowship for rising third-year athletes (class of 2027) who are interested in corporate finance, offering a unique glimpse into the daily operations of a business and behind-the-scenes processes in areas such as Business Services and Transformation, Strategic Programs, and Enterprise Change Management.
Many Overtime Elite alumni have excelled in this dynamic fellowship, leveraging their MAP experience to secure impressive internship and full-time offers at top companies.
Among these standouts are Avery Dixon, Hiram Smith, Issac Silva, Jamie Kim, Maran Kingsley, and Nia Caldwell, all of whom are pictured below. Each of them secured a coveted position at UBS in the Chief Operating Office, the proud title sponsor of Overtime Elite for 2025!
I really loved the gamified format of MAP because it unlocked my competitive spirit from baseball! While the ranking, scoring, and team interview format was a little intimidating at first, I was able to put aside my pride, learn from others, and work towards better preparation and research.
Owen Carlson - Incoming IB Summer Analyst, Goldman Sachs
