We are happy to announce an open call for UCLA’s second cohort of Faculty Innovation Fellows (FIF). Started by the Technology Development Group, the Office of Research and Creative Activities, and Startup UCLA, the Faculty Innovation Fellows is a program aimed at advancing entrepreneurial excellence and startup culture among faculty across campus. A UCLA Newsroom story about last year’s program can be found here.
New in 2020, we are including postdoctoral researchers in the program. Open to all UCLA faculty and postdocs, we seek to identify 8-10 faculty-led teams to participate in dedicated mentoring with Startup UCLA. This program is a two-quarter "accelerator" focused on pitch development, business strategy, and venture consulting. It is designed to advance innovative academic projects into new startup companies, centers, or non-profits.
The application for the 2020 cohort CLOSES December 1, 2019 . APPLY below.
An informational town hall is scheduled for Friday, November 8, from 12 – 1:30 pm, in Room 5826 in the Life Sciences Building. RSVP below.