The application is now open for MBA students and doctoral level applicants for the 2024-2025 cohort. See full eligibility details below.The Green Technology Innovation Fellowship at Cornell, offered by the SC Johnson College of Business, provides business students, graduate research students, and postdocs focusing on clean energy and climate technology from across Cornell’s colleges an opportunity to immerse themselves in practical technology-based startup creation. Participants receive the tools, training, and entrepreneurial mindset to launch their own startup or become the next set of leaders working in the burgeoning green technology economy. Students will also receive a certificate from the SC Johnson College of Business.
The full program website can be found here. Who can apply?The Green Technology Innovation Fellowship admits Ph.D. candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and MBA students, in equal numbers in order for all participants to form teams upon enrollment in NBA 5185.
Ph.D. candidates in the program are restricted to those in the third year and higher conducting graduate-level research on a topic related to sustainability, energy, environmental engineering, agritech, materials science, systems engineering, or similar. Postdocs in the same research areas are also welcome to participate.
MBA students are restricted to residential (Ithaca) MBAs, Johnson-Cornell Tech MBAs, and EMBA Metro MBAs, all in the final year of their degrees.
While participants do not need to be based in Ithaca to participate, non-Ithaca students are expected to travel to Ithaca on six weekends during the program — at their own expense — to participate. Non-Ithaca students should discuss geographic and program constraints with the program team before accepting a spot in the program.
TimingApplications are now open for the 2024-25 cohort and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Questions
Contact the program team at
techinnovation@cornell.edu