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Innovation Fellows

Yale Engineering Innovation Fellows Program

The Yale Engineering Innovation Fellows Program is a new program launched in fall of 2024 and designed specifically for post-docs and potentially 5th and 6th year graduate students in the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science. The Yale Engineering Innovation Fellows Program provides $50K in salary support for 5 participants with a commercialization bootcamp and access to industry mentors in a cohort setting over 6 months with just two Fridays per month. If you are interested in developing business acumen and operational know-how, this program could be a great fit and we encourage you to apply.

Schedule of Activities: (All days are 9AM-3PM)

  • The Fundamentals & Team : October 18 & October 24
  • De-risking Technology for Commercialization: November 8 & November 15
  • GTM & Customer Discovery: January 17 & January 24
  • Financial Planning & Additional Team Considerations: February 14 & February 21
  • Pitch Development: March 21 & March 28
  • Review & Next Steps:  April 18 & 25

APPLICATIONS are now closed.  (Stay tuned for information on our next cycle!)