Nursing & Engineering Innovation Fellowship | Healthcare Innovation Online Graduate Certificate

Overview of Opportunity:

We are excited to share this unique opportunity for undergraduate nursing and engineering students. The Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship is an interdisciplinary opportunity for students to work in teams and ideate, create, develop, and advance evidence-based healthcare technology innovations that address a pervasive unmet need in equitable healthcare quality. The fellowship is designed to foster creativity and collaboration and to develop entrepreneurial and innovative thinking over an academic year.

The selected Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellows will collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary team (Nursing and Engineering) to address a healthcare challenge in need of a technological solution. With the support of mentors of the program, the Nursing and Engineering Fellows will identify and investigate a healthcare problem and work as a team to develop a prototype solution in response. Teams can apply for up to $2000 in seed funding to support prototype development and will present their solution at the end of the Fellowship year. Teams can apply for up to $2000.00 in seed funding to develop their healthcare technology prototype.

*** Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellows do not need prior experience in problem identification, prototype and solution development, innovation, or entrepreneurship. This is a didactic and experiential learning opportunity, where fellows will be trained in all aspects of healthcare innovation as part of the program.

Program Requirements:

The Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship Program requires participation for the entire 2023-2024 Academic Year (August 28^th, 2023 – April 26^th, 2024). Participation includes:

Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship Kick-Off Event (Fall 2023 – Date TBA)
Enrolling and successfully completing in two Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses with Dr. Leila Daneshmandi:
- ENGR 3500/MENT 3500: Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship I (Fall 2023, Mondays 2:30 – 5 pm)
- ENGR 3501/MENT 3501: Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship II (Spring 2024, Mondays 2:30 – 5 pm)
Bi-monthly (2x/month) virtual Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship mentoring sessions
Team collaboration for the duration of the Fellowship opportunity (Fellows must work with at least one Fellow from outside their discipline for the duration of the Fellowship)
Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellows Graduation Event (Spring 2024 – Date TBA)

Eligibility Requirements:

Student must be an undergraduate nursing student entering the sophomore year. (e.g., Sophomore, Junior, Senior)

Student must be an undergraduate engineering student.

Application Due Date: April 28^th by 11:59pm EST

Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship Application Requirements:

If you need assistance with your resume, please consult with the Center for Career Development. https://career.uconn.edu/resources/category/resume/

Complete the application below:

Nursing and Engineering Innovation Application

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Entering Year for 2023-2024 (Sophomore, Junior or Senior)(Required)

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1. Tell us a little bit about yourself, your learning goals, and your career goals.(Required)

2. What interests you about participating in this Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship opportunity?(Required)

3. How do you see this Fellowship experience contributing toward your future career goals?(Required)

4. What do you hope to bring to the Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship program (e.g., consider your unique experiences, background, interests, and/or more)? Be thoughtful and reflective in your answer.(Required)

5. Do you have any previous experience and/or personal insights related to healthcare technology development that you would like to share with us (e.g., past hackathons, prototypes, challenges participation)?(Required)

6. Is there anything that you can think of about in your own individual experiences to date that would bring a unique perspective to this fellowship program if selected?(Required)

7. Describe one way in which incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare technology design can positively impact healthcare delivery?(Required)

8. What do you hope to learn if selected for this Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship opportunity?(Required)

Optional Demographic Questions

Your answers to these questions are optional. Thank you for helping us with this information.

1. Where did you attend your primary or secondary school before coming to UConn?

2. Are you a first generation 4-year college student?

3. Is English a second language for you?

4. What best describes your gender?

5. Which race or ethnicity best describes you?

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All Nursing and Engineering Innovation Fellowship applications submitted by April 28^th at 11:59 pm EST will be reviewed for the opportunity. Application Due Date: April 28^th by 11:59pm EST