RISE-UP

Together, these organizations leverage complementary technical expertise, collectively develop, and commercialize scalable technologies, and build a workforce for industries of the future.

There are four components to the RISE-UP initiative, that have parallel programs within each state and each location. These components are complimentary and have specific aims that together will develop technical solutions to real world needs, build experiential education, and provide cross-disciplinary training in innovation and entrepreneurship to cultivate an environment committed to supporting next-generation talent in building the necessary skills to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing.

At UAF, these four components are:

• Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic undergraduate training
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Graduate fellowships
  • Applications open for Summer and Fall 2023 supports
    • Webinar from January 17, 2023: Slides as PDF and Recording at: Center ICE Youtube
    • Call for proposals: PDF with details for application and eligibility
    • Application submission
      • Closes Friday March 3, 2023, at 11:59 pm Alaska time
      • Student Application: https://bit.ly/2023-IE-Grad-Fellowship-App
      • Advisor Reference: https://bit.ly/2023-IE-Grad-Fellowship-Reference
• Ideation Studio
• CITE Faculty Fellows

Each component will work in parallel to build the capacity and capability of UAF researchers as well as collaborate with the equivalent programs at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and 401 Tech Bridge in Rhode Island. More details on each of the UAF programs can be found using the links above.

For more information on the RISE-UP program and its components, please contact project principal investigator Mark Billingsley (mcbillingsley@alaska.edu) with the subject "RISE-UP". For questions on the undergraduate training and graduate fellowships, please contact Professor Peter Webley (pwwebley@alaska.edu). 

Funding for this RISE-UP initiative is through grant funding to UAF Center ICE from the Office of Naval Research.