The Noble Fellowship · Quito, Ecuador
A paid, openly Christian work-and-study fellowship for young Ecuadorians: work half-time at Latitud Cero Labs, earn a US bachelor's degree with tuition 100% funded, and graduate into a career that is waiting for you.
Founded by William Hamilton · Funded by Noble and ServiceLine Pro · Hosted at Latitud Cero Labs
The program
Most young people in Ecuador face the same dilemma: take on debt for a degree, or earn experience without credentials. The Noble Fellowship exists so you never have to choose.
Here you work half-time on real projects for real clients, with a monthly stipend and IESS affiliation from day one. At the same time you advance through a US bachelor's degree, with tuition 100% funded and paid directly to the school. And when you graduate, a career with a defined salary is waiting at the company that formed you.
Three to four years. Zero debt. A future you build with your own hands, surrounded by people who believe in you and pray for you.
A message for you
Daniel Gómez, founder and CEO of Latitud Cero Labs, on what the Fellowship is, who it is for, and why it exists.
Video coming soon · A message from Daniel Gómez · In Spanish
The five pillars
You work around 20 hours per week at Latitud Cero Labs: web development, marketing operations, or administration, matched to your gifts. No decorative busywork. Code that ships, campaigns that go live, clients who depend on your work.
Noble, the US holding company that funds the program, pays 100% of your tuition for Theos Seminary's online B.A. in Biblical Studies, directly to the school. It never passes through your hands or LCL's: it is a gift, not a loan.
The Noble Fellowship pays for your English classes throughout the program. The goal is C1, with incentives for reaching C2. You do not need C1 to get in: you need working English (roughly B1), enough to study in English with support.
Fellows who complete the program in good standing receive a standing offer of full-time employment at LCL, with full benefits.
The purpose of the program is to form the Christian leaders of tomorrow: excellent professionals, mature believers, people of character. You will have mentors who know you by name and a culture that expects much of you because it believes much in you.
Formation and discipleship
This fellowship was born of Christian conviction and we do not hide it: we believe a young person formed in excellence and in Christ transforms their family, their company, and their country. Spiritual formation is not an annex to the program: it is its backbone.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”
Every fellow walks with a mentor from LCL leadership: work, study, and life goals, reviewed with honesty and affection.
Bible study and discipleship are part of the team's rhythm, and your own degree immerses you in Scripture, theology, and Christian thought.
We pray over our work, our clients, and one another. Prayer opens and accompanies the life of this company.
Maturity is forged in real work: real deadlines, real clients, and mentors who raise the bar with love.
The Fellowship evaluates character, work ethic, and genuine interest in the degree program. Hiring at LCL complies with Ecuadorian law and does not discriminate by creed.
Your journey
Complete the online application in about 20 minutes. Then comes an English assessment, a personal interview, and reference checks. We look for character, hunger to learn, and enough English to study in.
You join a small cohort of fellows. In the first weeks: LCL onboarding, your personalized study plan, the start of your English classes, your assigned mentor, and your first real work.
The heart of the program. You work 20 hours a week, make steady progress in the degree and in English, and grow in responsibility every year. Your stipend rises with Ecuador's minimum wage.
You finish your bachelor's degree with zero debt, a portfolio of several years of real work, and professional-grade English. The program covers up to 4 years of study; most fellows get here sooner.
You receive LCL's standing offer of full-time employment, with full benefits.
Stipend
$241/mo
Monthly stipend during the program
50% of the minimum wage (2026), rises with it
100%
Tuition and English funded
Paid directly to the institution
At graduation you receive a full-time job offer at LCL, with statutory and company benefits.
The ten-year commitment
Every ten-year veteran of this company earns in the top 3% of income in Ecuador.
That is the bar we measure ourselves against.
The university
We chose Theos Seminary on purpose, and we defend the choice gladly. We wanted an institution that forms the soul with the same rigor it forms the mind. We found one.
A serious, conservative B.A. in Biblical Studies: Bible, theology, philosophy, and Western thought, taught with conviction.
The program's goal is to form you: to think, to read deeply, and to defend what you believe. The US degree comes with it.
You start when you start and progress alongside your work. Up to 4 years covered; most should finish sooner.
The whole program is taught in English. Paired with your funded classes, it is the shortest path to certified C1.
Its accessible model makes this fellowship's promise possible: a US university education without a dollar of debt.
In 2028, new degree programs join the Fellowship: business, accounting, finance, and more, with additional universities.
Visit Theos SeminaryLife in the Fellowship
Program standards
Continuation in The Noble Fellowship is conditional. Fellows remain in the program while they:
LCL reviews each fellow's standing regularly, and fellows who fall short may be removed from the program, which also ends the English funding. Removal from the program ends the scholarship immediately; the associated employment relationship concludes in accordance with Ecuadorian labor law.
Likewise, the full-time role after graduation is a standing offer, conditional on completing the program in good standing. The salary figures are committed numbers for those who complete the program and accept the offer.
Who it's for
This fellowship is for young Ecuadorians, recent high school graduates and early-career, looking for an openly Christian formation, a serious education without debt, and a real career in tech and digital services. You do not need prior programming experience or perfect English. You need hunger to grow and the discipline to sustain it.
The founding benefactor
“Ecuador is full of young people with talent to spare and too few opportunities. I founded this fellowship because formation changes whole trajectories: a person formed in excellence and in Christ transforms their family, their company, and their country. That is why we invest here.”
William Hamilton
Founding Benefactor of The Noble Fellowship · CEO of ServiceLine Pro · Owner of Noble
Visit ServiceLine ProHow to apply
About 20 minutes. Your story, your English, your references.
We confirm you can study in English and get to know you, in person or over video.
We talk to the people who know your character: pastors, teachers, employers.
If there is a place for you, you receive your offer and a start date with your cohort.
Applying is free and commits you to nothing.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Paid, formal, half-time, with IESS affiliation from day one.
In everyday terms, yes: a paid, part-time, learn-while-you-work program. Legally, fellows are half-time employees of Latitud Cero Labs under Ecuador's Código de Trabajo, with the rights and protections that carries. That is a feature: fellows hold more protection than a typical intern, not less.
The program covers up to 4 years of study. Because the degree is self-paced, most fellows should finish sooner, and finishing sooner means starting your full-time career sooner.
The program is openly Christian: the degree is in Biblical Studies and discipleship is part of the team's life. The entry requirements are character, work ethic, references, and genuine interest in that course of study; if that describes what you are looking for, apply.
The program simply ends. Tuition already paid is a gift: you owe nothing and repay nothing.
The program has clear standards for work, study, and character. Fellows who fall short may be removed from the program, which ends the scholarship immediately; the associated employment relationship concludes in accordance with Ecuadorian labor law. We invest in people who take the opportunity seriously.
No. You need enough English to study in English (roughly B1). The program funds your path to C1 and rewards C2.
Theos Seminary is a US religious-exempt institution. The degree is a US theological credential and is not a SENESCYT-registered Ecuadorian title. Its value is the education itself, the academic English, and the career attached to it.
No. The standing offer is yours to accept or decline. No strings.
You receive a full-time job offer at LCL, with Ecuadorian statutory benefits and LCL's company perks. Certified C1 or C2 English raises the starting offer.
Web development, SEO and marketing operations, or administration, matched to your gifts and company needs.
Yes. In 2028, new programs join: business, accounting, finance, and more, with additional universities. The Fellowship's first path is Theos Seminary's B.A. in Biblical Studies.
Cohorts are small and places are limited. If this resonates with you, apply today.