Fab Lab’s Design Incubator: Deadline Extended thru Sunday!

January 26, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

The Fab Lab has extended the application deadline for its student Product Design Incubator through Sunday, January 28! During this spring and summer program, students will work in interdisciplinary groups to develop and prototype a new product or service. Selected students will receive a $3,000 stipend for participation!

Please forward this information to any students you think might be interested. The application can be found here, and more info appears in the flyer below: 

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