First-Year Innovation Fellowship
>>The application deadline has been extended a final time to September 18!
Are you bursting with new ideas that you want to turn into something real? Maybe you’re curious and want to better understand a social problem? Are you looking to build community amongst a diverse group of problem solvers?
Incoming Terriers are invited to apply to Innovate@BU’s First-Year Innovation Fellowship (FYIF) program by September 18 to pursue their passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. A small cohort of accepted students will be provided with seed money, coaching, and resources to transform their ideas into impact. Freshman and first-year transfer students are welcome!
The First Year Innovation Fellowship (FYIF) will give you the opportunity to:
- Build community amongst other first-year students
- Get started or move further along on an idea
- Develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills
- Explore different ways to make an impact
Program Duration
The 2022–23 FYIF cohort program is a one-year commitment and will run from September 2022–May 2023
Application Process and Important Dates
- September 18 (EOD): Application extended deadline
- Late September: Applicants will be notified of their cohort status.
- First cohort meeting (date/time TBD using application materials)
Program Components
*If accepted into the program, each fellow will be asked to commit to the events listed below. The monthly schedule (dates to these events) will be available on a monthly basis and will be based on the availability of the incoming cohort.
- Cohort meeting (1 hour)
- One-on-one coaching with FYIF Program Lead (30 min)
- Cohort outing (1.5 hours)
- 1 Build Lab workshop (~ average 1 hour)
Meet the 2022-23 First-Year Innovation Fellows!
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Amado Diallo
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Dhriti Gupta
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Cole Hecker
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Simran Kaur
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Banu Mammadli
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Selina Manua
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Leonardo Mattos Martins
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Joseph Masica
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Nova Midwinter
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Samantha Morales
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Sai Nayunipati
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Siara Patel
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Tia Perkins
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Parth Shah
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Yi Ji (Wayne) Wang
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Adam Yanai
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Maya (Mainur) Yermekova
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Tadiwa Zinyongo
2022-23 First Year Innovation Fellow
Meet the 2021-22 First-Year Innovation Fellows!
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Rohin Bajaj
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Maggie Borgen
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Jack Edelist
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Rudy Joseph
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Amanda Kopelman
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Olesya Kukhareva
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Mariana Mezzacappa
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Anvitha Nekkanti
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Delaney Pendleton
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Owen Purnomo
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Mone Sekiguchi
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Simran Singh
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
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Serena Theobald
2022 First Year Innovation Fellow
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Nsikan (N.J.) Umoh
Founder, CompSciLib | CAS’23
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Joon Yang
2022 First-Year Innovation Fellow
Meet the 2020-21 First-Year Innovation Fellows!
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Taha H. Ababou
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Matthew Curtis
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Winston Davis
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Jannat Dhillon
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Maxine Hsiung
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Ekta Karkala
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Dain Kim
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Rachel Koh
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Man Nguyen
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Brett Siegal
First-Year Innovation Fellowship
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Noah Sorin
Founder, Idori
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Carolyn Zou
First-Year Innovation Fellowship