In February 2021, the University Innovation Fellows (UIF) program received a generous donation to fund the participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Over the next three years, students and educators at 60 HBCUs will have their program participation fees waived. The application deadline has been extended to May 17, 2021.
“Although HBCUs make up only three percent of the country’s colleges and universities, they enroll ten percent of all African American students and produce almost twenty percent of all African American graduates,” said program co-director Humera Fasihuddin. “Partnering with HBCUs to enhance innovation and entrepreneurship offerings for students will help strengthen the impact graduates have in their careers.”
In addition to the support for students to join the University Innovation Fellows program, this funding will support faculty innovators from these schools to use design tools and mindsets to reimagine their teaching practices.
“Creating new possibilities in higher education will require that we examine our assumptions about what teaching and learning can be, and that we devote time and resources to supporting pedagogical innovators,” said program co-director Leticia Britos Cavagnaro. “We are thrilled to be able to expand our faculty development programs to include more colleagues from HBCUs.”
Participating HBCUs will have:
Students who are trained to become University Innovation Fellows and create learning opportunities for peers at their school
Faculty and staff who support the University Innovation Fellows as “Faculty Champions.” Some of these educators can opt into the Faculty Innovation Fellows program and others can participate in the highly-acclaimed Teaching and Learning Studio workshop
Presidents and Provosts who attend an in-person gathering at Stanford to steer a national movement to expand innovation at HBCUs and in higher education as a whole
Learn more and find out how to apply at https://universityinnovationfellows.org/funding-to-support-hbcus/