FSU Tech Fellows

All undergraduate students are eligible to apply provided that they:

• Are affiliated with FSU’s Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE)
• Are enrolled at FSU at the time of application
• Will have completed at least 12 credit hours at FSU before accepting the Fellowship
• Will return to FSU as an undergraduate in Fall of 2024

You can expect to be exposed to a wide range of work tasks and concepts, including things like curriculum development, venture capital, program management, facility management, event planning, marketing, and business strategy. You will learn best practices in entrepreneurship and innovation support, meeting some of Florida’s top investors, mentors, and tech entrepreneurs. You will be in fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving environment, where it will pay to think on your feet and have the confidence to take ownership of your work.

Another key element of the fellowship is that you will document your experience with weekly reflections and will conduct a research project centered on an entrepreneurship-focused research question of your choosing. Finally, you will present your research at the CRE’s annual President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence.

That depends, but it helps if you have a core skillset or two such as design, coding, financial modeling, marketing, or writing. It will be up to you and your host site to not only leverage your core skills to add value, but to set goals for exposing you to new challenges that grow new skillsets.

In the course, you will engage with readings that will educate you on the best practices of cultivating entrepreneurial ecosystems and the work of business incubators associated with the FSU Tech Fellows program. In addition, you will learn about qualitative research methods including the conducting of interviews and participant observation. These lessons will contribute to the completion of a substantive research project culminating during the Fall 2024 semester.

The internship will begin in late May or early June and end in mid-August. You are expected to complete the entire internship and work with program staff to add value to your host site. The internship is full-time with you working on average about 25 hours per week and may include working at evening or weekend events. In addition to your work, you will document your experience with weekly reflection blog posts and a research project.