Population Health

February 13, 2023

Summer 2023 Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship applications due March 31

Image of student engaged with a virtual reality headsetThe University of Washington Population Health Initiative is again partnering with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, CoMotion, School of Public Health and the Evans School for Public Policy to offer its summer Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Program. Applications are due on March 31, 2023.

The program offers each graduate or professional student $10,000 over the course of 10 weeks to explore social enterprise models with the potential to support innovations developed by UW researchers. The five fellows will be selected from across a variety of disciplines and investigate a range of projects. The projects are focused on finding innovative ways to maintain the balance between financial sustainability and social impact in addition to generating revenue.

The five projects for summer 2023 are:

  • EquinOx, which seeks to address racial discrepancy in pulse oximetry and further investigate solutions for a more inclusive use of this technology.
  • Culturally Responsive Technology Based Screening Tool, an early childhood development screening tool that is consistent, culturally responsive, and accessible across communities.
  • ExerciseRX, a software platform that evaluates patients’ activity levels, identifies barriers, develops customized exercise regimens, and tracks activity.
  • SkinVAX: Low Volume Intradermal Delivery Adaptor Technology for Malaria Vaccine, a technology to increase accessibility to malaria vaccines and lower the cost burden on healthcare systems.
  • Scaling Emerging Solar Technologies to Pressing Climate Change Clean Energy Goals, the goal of which is to explore a sustainable, economical, and transparent solar technologies manufacturing pathway.

While each fellow has a primary responsibility for one project, the cohort will work together and contribute their disciplinary expertise to all projects. Fellows will be guided through a structured workplan by program faculty and staff, and will also have access to mentors and subject matter experts to enhance their expertise and contributions to their projects.

Eligible graduate and professional students from all UW schools or colleges are encouraged to apply by the March 31, 2023 deadline. Visit the program webpage for more information.