Application Deadline: November 29, 2020, 11:59 pm
Pitches/Interviews: scheduled between December 7 - 11, 2020
Notification of Acceptance: December 18, 2020
Program begins: January 13, 2021
Pitch Showcase: May 2021 (date TBD)
UCLA's Faculty Innovation Fellows (FIF) is a campus-wide program aimed at advancing entrepreneurial excellence and startup culture among faculty. Due to COVID-19, the program has transitioned to a virtual experience for the 2021 cohort.
Open to all UCLA faculty, 8-10 faculty-led teams will be invited to participate during winter and spring quarters 2021. The program is designed to advance innovative faculty projects into new startups, centers, or non-profits through a series of workshops and 1:1 venture consulting meetings. Postdocs and project scientists may apply for program with a letter of support from their faculty supervisor.
The program culminates in a virtual public Pitch Showcase to the UCLA community and a network of local entrepreneurs and investors.
DEADLINE is NOVEMBER 29, 2020