Center for Innovation
Turn your ideas into success!
The UAF Center for Innovation is the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Innovation Hub.
Through our Innovation Accelerator, we draw from the University of Alaska’s best research to support its development, launch it as a real world solution, and help it scale up.
The Center for Innovation provides an extensive range of programs that provide funding, training, and expertise designed to meet the needs of our students, faculty, and staff. Explore opportunities for support by subscribing to our newsletter.
Center for Innovation - Did you know? by Peter Webley
Funding Allocated
92 projects since 2018
People Supported
Individuals
Students Trained
Learners
Companies Supported
Scalable Businesses
The UAF Center for Innovation has a track specifically focused on Alaska mariculture.
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May 08
This special two-day event celebrates 125 Years of Valdez, from strong roots to a thriving future. This year they are honoring our community’s rich history while looking ahead to new opportunities. Join local entrepreneurs, business leaders, and innovators for an inspiring keynote session, presentations, hands-on workshops, and meaningful networking.
May 05
America’s Seed Fund Week provides a virtual forum for researchers to interface with the SBIR and STTR programs, which distribute over $5 billion in non-dilutive R&D capital annually. This symposium emphasizes the transition of theoretical innovation into commercialized technology.
Apr 20
UAF's College of Business and Security Management held the Arctic Innovation Competition finals on April 18th at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks. CBSM's Stacey Currie reports on the event and highlighted the Overall Winner and also Student Kicker Prize winner. Drini and Vjosa Pellumbi won for their residential boiler economizer designed to improve heating efficiency in rural Alaska.