{"id":5622,"date":"2023-02-10T16:25:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T21:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/?page_id=5622"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:57:29","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/students\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Our programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BU Spark! offers experiential learning and innovation programs to help you connect, build, gain skills, and realize your potential and passion in computing and data science \u2014 all within a vibrant community of students like you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some advanced programs require an application, but many opportunities offered through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bu.edu\/spark\/courses\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spark! courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> do not, <\/span><b>and everyone is always welcome to join our community.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/spark\/files\/2023\/02\/people-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5893\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00a99e;\">Spark! Ambassador Program: Build our community<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Spark! Ambassador Program is a <strong>unique on-campus employment experience<\/strong> for students. Spark! Ambassadors manage activities and events connected to the Spark! Space, and work to build an inclusive, vibrant, and enriching community for students interested in computing, data science, engineering, and related disciplines.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/students\/work\/\" class=\"button\">Learn more<\/a>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/spark\/files\/2023\/02\/rocket-icons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5895\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00a99e;\">Spark! Technology Innovation Fellowship Program: Work on your project<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have <strong>an idea you want to take to the next level<\/strong> or want a structured experience with teammates at your side, the Spark! Technology Innovation Program is the place for you. You can work informally on your project with the help of Spark! mentors or, if you don\u2019t know where to start, take a course that will help you take your project from an idea to a working prototype in one semester.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bu.edu\/spark\/innovation\" class=\"button\">Learn more<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/spark\/files\/2023\/02\/computer-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5894\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00a99e;\">X-Lab: Join a project<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to work on technical projects provided by external or research partners, our experiential learning lab \u2014 X-Lab \u2014 is the place for you. Through our computer and data science <strong>practicum courses<\/strong>, interdisciplinary practicum courses through the XCC, or <strong>paid internship<\/strong>\u00a0for advanced students, you can help make a difference and real-world impact for our project partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bu.edu\/spark\/xlab\" class=\"button\">Learn more<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BU Spark! offers experiential learning and innovation programs to help you connect, build, gain skills, and realize your potential and passion in computing and data science \u2014 all within a vibrant community of students like you.\u00a0 Some advanced programs require an application, but many opportunities offered through Spark! courses do not, and everyone is always [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21966,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5622"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21966"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5622"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8111,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5622\/revisions\/8111"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}