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 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 […]
From Hospitals to Rooftop Farms, How the 2025 Enlight Fellows Spent Their Summer
On a summer evening somewhere around week eight, the ten members of the 2025 Enlight Fellowship cohort found themselves at BU Beach, talking about the world’s biggest problems and what they intended to do about them. They came from different schools, different disciplines, different countries. But as they sat together watching the sun set over […]
Gabrielle Moussas on Turning an Idea into Action with the Enlight Fellowship
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 […]
Mya Kelly’s Journey to Champion Financial Literacy
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 […]
Jamila Peguero on Creating a Justice-Focused Network for Social Workers
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 […]
How Megan Kwan is Building Community Among Artists in Boston
Sign up for notifications about the Enlight Fellowship Summer 2026! Megan Kwan (CFA’27) came into the Enlight Fellowship with a vision: to bridge the gap between Boston’s art students and the real-world skills they need to thrive beyond graduation. As a College of Fine Arts major and entrepreneurship minor, Megan understood firsthand how individual […]
Ishtiyaq Shajahan Shares His Vision For Food Equity in Boston
Sign up for notifications about the Enlight Fellowship Summer 2026! Ishtiyaq Shajahan (CAS’26), a political science major eager to make a difference in his community, spent his summer in the Enlight Fellowship through Innovate@BU, where he launched a new nonprofit and explored the systems behind community-driven change. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, with family roots […]
Zachary DaSilva-Grondin on Finding Community and Inspiration Within the Enlight Fellowship
Sign up for notifications about the Enlight Fellowship Summer 2026! Zachary DaSilva-Grondin (Sargent’28) began his summer feeling exhausted. Fresh off a medical brigade in Guatemala, he entered the Enlight Fellowship unsure of what to expect. But, by the end, the community he found reshaped his perspective on his role in tackling some of the […]
Patricia Porekuu on Empowering Ghanaian Women with Financial Literacy
Sign up for notifications about the Enlight Fellowship Summer 2026! Patricia Porekuu is a seasoned development practitioner from Ghana with over 15 years of experience in HIV, TB, and malaria programs, and she has spent her career educating and supporting underserved communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. When she arrived at Boston University’s School of Public […]