{"id":10687,"date":"2024-08-06T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/?page_id=10687"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:58:51","slug":"details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/programs-competitions\/enlight-fellowship\/details\/","title":{"rendered":"Enlight Fellowship Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Eligibility<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All BU students are eligible to apply (including international students).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The deadline to apply is February 1, 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appvjAVoGHyj9Q77z\/pagPQq7gjzjIlnlUm\/form\">Start yours today.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Student Qualifications:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must either be a current BU student in any school\/college or an alumni within 1 year of graduation. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and PhD candidates are all welcome to apply.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remain in good disciplinary standing during the internship program. We reserve the right to rescind or seek repayment of the stipend if a student fails to maintain good disciplinary standing during their program participation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International students who meet program requirements are welcome to apply. Since the award is a non-service-based scholarship, international students are not required to obtain U.S. off-campus employment authorization in order to participate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>FAQs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Can students doing fully online programs apply to Enlight?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application is open to all students; however, the fellowship is conducted on-site in Boston. Students need to be local to the Boston area during the fellowship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Can students taking full-time classes in the Summer apply for the program?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program requires you to be at your internship 3 days a week and at Innovate@BU sessions 2 days a week. If you are able to manage that with your schedule, you are welcome to apply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* Please check with your ISSO advisor if you are an international student. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Is the fellowship considered a part of on-campus employment? <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not considered as on-campus employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Can students work on campus if awarded the fellowship?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, they can work on campus alongside the fellowship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* Please check with your ISSO advisor if you are an International Student<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Does working towards your own venture count towards the internship for the fellowship?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, the internship portion of the fellowship cannot be working on your own venture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Application Details<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Application Closes: February 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Dates: Summer 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double-check the student and organization requirements below<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re applying for an internship at an organization to be identified by Innovate@BU, please be ready to upload your CV\/resume<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re applying for a self-procured internship, please be ready to provide the job description for the position you\u2019ve been offered, your supervisor\u2019s contact information, and your offer letter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b id=\"innovate-org\">Innovate@BU Identified Organization Requirements:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need to share this information with the host organization you are applying to? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"text-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/files\/2022\/03\/Social-Innovation-Internship-Summary_Hosts.pdf\">Download the PDF Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b id=\"self-procured\">Self-Procured Organization Qualifications:\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to be eligible to host an intern paid for by Innovate@BU for the summer, hosts must provide the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any nonprofit organization applying must be able to show proof of official status in MA.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any Social Impact startups must meet the following criteria:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For-profit companies with &lt;$10MM in funding\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have less than &lt;$2MM in annual revenue\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are not led\/founded by current BU students<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must produce a valid job description for up to 30hrs of work per week<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be willing to provide feedback in a midway and final review of the internship and projects presented by interns. (roughly one hour each meeting)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are not headquartered at the IDG Capital Innovation Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interns may not be the spouse, child, grandchild, sibling, niece, nephew, or spouse of a child, grandchild, sibling, niece, or nephew of any employee of the hiring company.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need to share this information with the host organization you are applying to? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"text-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/files\/2022\/03\/Social-Innovation-Internship-Summary_Hosts.pdf\">Download the PDF Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>FAQ\u2019s For Organizations<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>What is Boston University Innovate@BU?<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/innovate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Innovate@BU<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a University-wide initiative to enable all BU Terriers to become drivers of innovation in their own lives, careers, and communities. Through its physical home on campus, the IDG Capital Student Innovation Center, Innovate@BU provides experiential learning programs that foster an entrepreneurial mindset by teaching innovation, communication, and collaboration skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>How will hosts be paired with students?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Students will apply for the program and Innovate@BU will vet students for eligibility and then organize interviews between vetted students and hosts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Can I determine my intern\u2019s schedule? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To a degree, yes. Students who participate in this program are required to attend a workshop once a week at the IDG Capital Innovation Center. It will be the same day every week. Beyond that, host organizations are welcome to set whatever hours work best for them and the student during the standard work week.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligibility All BU students are eligible to apply (including international students). The deadline to apply is February 1, 2026. Start yours today. Student Qualifications: Must either be a current BU student in any school\/college or an alumni within 1 year of graduation. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and PhD candidates are all welcome to apply. 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