Innovate Fellows are graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who help the Harbert Institute team manage the newest inventions on campus while also exploring careers within technology transfer. Fellows are tasked with performing market, prior art, prior art and patent analyses to assess the commercial merit of new inventions. Their research also identifies competition and potential industry partners. With the large volume of invention disclosures received by the office each year, the Innovate Fellows are a key component to our workflow and allow the office to make quick, informed decisions. To learn more about the Innovate Fellows program, email Project Analyst Nadia Cantu-Medellin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The 2024 Innovate Fellows application cycle has closed. If you applied and have not heard from our office by Sept. 27, 2024, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Please note that our office is transitioning to one Innovate Fellows application cycle per calendar year. Therefore, Fellows applications likely will not reopen until August 2025.