{"id":5701,"date":"2023-02-13T13:33:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/?page_id=5701"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:58:10","slug":"innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/students\/innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Spark! Technology Innovation Program: Work on your project"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have an idea you want to take to the next level 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

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Spark! students collaborate in the Spark! Technology Innovation Program Course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Innovation Fellowship Course<\/span><\/h2>\n

HUB XC475: Spark! Technology Innovation Fellowship Course<\/b><\/h4>\n

If you have a project you want to build or take to the next level but don\u2019t know where to start, XC475 will help you take your project from an idea to a working prototype in one semester. If you don\u2019t have an idea but want to join a student-driven innovation project, this course is for you too. You will work through Spark!\u2019s structured product innovation process with technical support from Spark! experts and industry mentors. An application and interview are required for registration to this course.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nLearn more<\/a>\n

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Work independently\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you have an idea you want to take to the next level, you can work informally on your project with the help of Spark! technical and UX design mentors. Schedule a consultation with a Spark! team member.<\/span><\/a> You are also invited to join our weekly Syntax & Snax, where you can work alongside your peers on personal projects, with the help of Spark! technical mentors and experts in residence. They’ll lend support to your ideas and technical roadblocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have an idea you want to take to the next level 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21966,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5701"}],"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=5701"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8112,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5701\/revisions\/8112"}],"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=5701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}