SPH: PhD Student Awarded Fellowship to Advance Environmental Justice in Jails and Prisons
Zanyah Williams, a BU School of Public Health PhD student in environmental health, has been named a 2026 Innovate@BU Enlight Fellow. The $10,000 fellowship will support a summer internship at Roca, a Chelsea, Mass. nonprofit, as Williams develops her own social venture focused on addressing environmental health hazards in jails and prisons. Read the […]
Video: “Your Dreams Have a Lot of Power,” Says 2026 Graduate Mark Lucas
Engineering major says BU taught him the skills and provided the community he needed to launch a start-up inspired by his late mother’s illness
The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minor Class of 2026
On May 14, the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minor Class of 2026 — the largest cohort in the program’s history — gathered in the Questrom auditorium to celebrate the close of four years of building, questioning, and iterating. With 280 students having declared the minor, the program continues its run as Boston University’s second most popular […]
Student-led Production, “Reflections of Us”, Earns Recognition after Innovate@BU Grant
When Declan Nerney (COM’25) handed Sanna Lexhed (COM’26) a 15-page script in late 2023, neither could have predicted it would carry them across five international festivals, into a sold-out screening at the Howard Thurman Center, and onto the radar of audiences from Boston to Stockholm. Reflections of Us, a short film about a young […]
2026 Innovators’ Night Recap: Magnesis Robotics and Farms for Thought Win Top Prizes
Innovate@BU awarded $86,000 across the New Venture Competition and community awards on April 15 at George Sherman Union.
Meet the Cohort: Summer Accelerator 2026
The Innovate@BU Summer Accelerator program kicks off this summer with a lineup of student-led ventures poised to make a significant impact across various industries. The 10-week intensive program provides participating teams with $10,000 in funding, dedicated mentorship, and comprehensive resources to transform their ideas into viable businesses. This year’s cohort represents the diversity of innovation […]
Meet the 2026 Enlight Fellows
The Enlight Fellowship is a 10-week summer program generously funded by the Enlight Foundation and run by Innovate@BU. Fellows split their time between a placement at a social impact organization and venture development programming, and each receives a $10,000 stipend. This year’s cohort spans graduate and undergraduate programs, with professional experience reaching from Boston to […]
Announcing the 2026 New Venture Competition Finalists
The 2026 New Venture Competition has its finalists! After rounds of applications and semi-final pitches, ten ventures will compete for more than $80,000 in total prizes — with $20,000 going to the first-place winner in each of the NVC’s two tracks, General and Social Impact. Second place in each track takes home $10,000, third earns […]
Introducing the Spring 2026 First-Year Innovation Fellowship Cohort!
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 […]
Everything You Need to Know About the First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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 […]