Join us in welcoming our new First-Year Innovation Fellowship participants for the Spring 2026 semester! These students are brimming with ambition, dedication, and fresh ideas. We can't wait to see how they grow over the next few months! FYIF is a program designed to give first-years the knowledge and skills necessary to find solutions to […]
The First-Year Innovation Fellowship (FYIF) is a semester-long program designed specifically for first-year students at Boston University. Whether you have a fully formed venture idea or just a problem you care about, FYIF provides the coaching, community, and resources to help you turn passion into impact. And, for the first time, participating in FYIF gives […]
Sign up for notifications about the Enlight Fellowship Summer 2026! Before the Enlight Fellowship, Gabrielle Moussas felt stuck. With a big idea in mind and a clear desire to make a difference, she wasn’t sure how to move forward. "I was unsure about how I would take this big idea and make it something […]
Sign up for notifications about the Enlight Fellowship Summer 2026! Mya Kelly has always been inspired by entrepreneurship. Growing up in Owensboro, Kentucky, she watched her mother run a business that spotlighted local entrepreneurs. And once she arrived at Boston University, Mya decided to explore what innovation might look like for her. "I just […]
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Sign up for notifications about the Enlight Fellowship Summer 2026! Before graduate school, the idea of starting something of her own wasn’t even on Jamila Peguero’s radar. "I’m the first in my family to go to undergrad, the first to go to grad school," she shares. "Owning something, creating something—it wasn’t something I was […]
The George Sherman Union buzzed with entrepreneurial energy on October 25 as 540 attendees, representing over 40 schools across the Northeast, gathered for the eighth annual IDEA Con, presented by Innovate@BU. This year's conference, the largest in its history, brought together student innovators who are tackling everything from sustainability in fashion to accessibility in education. […]
We’re thrilled to announce Sophie Letcher as a featured speaker at IDEA Con, the world’s largest cross-university student innovation conference, hosted by Innovate@BU on October 25! About Sophie Growing up in Montague, MA, she earned her B.A. in Neuroscience from Kenyon College before working as a technical research assistant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her […]