Fab Lab’s Design Incubator Searching for Student Fellows

January 12, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

The Manassas Campus Fab Lab is recruiting for the second cohort of its student Product Design Incubator! This spring and summer program offers students the opportunity to work in interdisciplinary groups to develop and prototype a product from scratch. Sponsored by a grant from the National Science Foundation, selected student fellows will earn a $3,000 stipend for participating.

Click here for the application. Apply by Sunday, January 21. A program flyer with more information for students appears below; please spread far and wide, either to your classes or to anyone else who might be interested!

Flyer with green band at top: Header: NOVA Fab Lab, Subheader: Product Design Incubator Text at left reads as follows: "Interested in learning to design and prototype a product from scratch? The NOVA Fab Lab is hosting a Product Design Incubator for NOVA students. During the incubator, participants will work in groups to learn design thinking, develop entrepreneurial skills, and prototype and build a product at the Fab Lab. Apply by January 21, 2024: URL as follows: http colon forward slash forward slash fablab dot novastem dot us forward slash PDIapply Participants will: - Learn entrepreneurship skills during six spring semester workshops. - Design and prototype a product during a summer product design incubator. - Pitch your product to regional entrepreneurs. Receive a $3,000 stipend for completion. Register for an info session here: URL as follows: http colon forward slash forward slash fablab dot novastem dot us forward slash PDIinfo Questions? Contact Chris Russell at CRussell at nvcc dot edu." Below text are horizontal NOVA logo and WE DO STEM logo. At bottom are www dot nvcc dot edu and hashtag BoldyNOVA At right is AutoCAD rendering of a machine, below which is the following text: "Important dates: Application Deadline: Sunday, January 21, 11:59 p.m. Information Sessions: Tuesday, December 5, 4 p.m., and Tuesday, January 16, 4 p.m." In block at bottom right of flyer is NSF logo and text "Program funded by the National Science Foundation, Award number 2202184." Contact information as follows: PI: Richard Sewell, NOVA Fab Lab Coordinator, RSewell at nvcc dot edu Co-PI: Paula Ford, Dean of Information of Engineering Technologies, Paula dot Ford at nvcc dot edu Co-PI: Cameesha Chin, Associate Professor of Business Administration, CChin at nvcc dot edu.

Submitted by: 
Chris Russell, IET Project Manager, CRussell@nvcc.edu