Event Type : Pathways Newsletter

Investing 101 for Founders, hosted by Nucleate, is an online educational session focused on helping startup founders build personal wealth while growing their companies. The session will cover practical topics such as starting to invest early, managing personal finances alongside a startup, and balancing company building with long-term financial planning.

The event is hosted by Gabrielle Angelini O’Leary of O’Leary Partners in partnership with UBS
and is designed for startup founders and entrepreneurs interested in personal investing and financial strategy.

The webinar takes place online via Google Meet on Thursday, June 11, from 12:00–1:00 PM ET. To register click here.

The NASA EarthRISE Developers Academy is a workforce development and applied research program designed to train the next generation of science and technology leaders through hands-on projects using NASA Earth science data to solve real-world problems.

Participants work in interdisciplinary teams on short-term applied research projects involving areas such as agriculture, disasters, ecological conservation, energy, health and air quality, water resources, and wildland fires, using tools like GIS, remote sensing, and Earth observation data.

The program is hosted by NASA Langley Research Center and is intended for students, recent graduates, early-career professionals, and transitioning professionals.

For the Fall 2026 cohort, the application window runs from May 25 -June 26, 2026, with recommendation letters due by July 10, 2026. To learn more click here.

The RockHealth.org Innovation Fellowship is a nine-month fellowship program designed to support early-stage digital health founders who are building solutions for underserved communities and are guided by lived experience. The fellowship provides leadership development, investor and policymaker access, mentorship, networking opportunities, and monthly programming focused on fundraising, AI strategy, health equity, policy, and company growth.

The program is intended for U.S.-based founders and CEOs of pre-seed through Series A digital health startups who are actively leading their companies and developing equity-driven healthcare solutions. Fellows also gain access to major industry events including the Rock Health Summit in San Francisco.

Applications for the virtual 2026 cohort closes on June 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM PT. You can learn more, here.

The RockHealth.org Innovation Fellowship is a nine-month fellowship program designed to support early-stage digital health founders who are building solutions for underserved communities and are guided by lived experience. The fellowship provides leadership development, investor and policymaker access, mentorship, networking opportunities, and monthly programming focused on fundraising, AI strategy, health equity, policy, and company growth.

The program is intended for U.S.-based founders and CEOs of pre-seed through Series A digital health startups who are actively leading their companies and developing equity-driven healthcare solutions. Fellows also gain access to major industry events including the Rock Health Summit in San Francisco.

Applications for the virtual 2026 cohort closes on June 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM PT. You can learn more, here.

ARPA-H released its first SBIR/STTR solicitation in two years! The ARPA-H SBIR/STTR Program Solicitation is a  federal funding opportunity supporting high-impact health technologies through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The solicitation includes seven topic areas of interest, including fertility prediction tools, bioadhesives, toxin-removal systems, non-invasive endometriosis treatments, advanced autoimmune diagnostics, ARPA-H lineage technologies, and virtual brain models for neurosurgical robotics.

Key deadlines include Solution Summaries due July 10, 2026. Funding levels include up to $600,000 for Phase I contracts and up to $3.5 million for Phase II contracts. To learn more click here. 

The Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop 2026 (UIFCW26), UFS Collaboration and powered by EPIC (Earth Prediction Innovation Center) is a hosting a virtual workshop series: “A New Frontier: Optimizing New Technology in a Changing Weather Enterprise.” It aims to bring together stakeholders to strengthen forecasting innovation, accelerate community contributions, and support the future of weather and environmental prediction systems.

The event is intended for participants across academia, industry, and government involved in weather forecasting, atmospheric science, computational modeling, and related technologies.

The workshop will take place July 20–24, with both in-person and virtual attendance options available. To learn more visit the webpage here.

The Wildfire Safety Equipment Prize Challenge is a federal innovation competition designed to improve protective gear for wildland firefighters, with a focus on enhancing safety, health, and operational endurance in extreme wildfire conditions, including those occurring on or near military lands. The challenge seeks new safety equipment solutions and deployable technologies, spanning both ideation and hardware demonstration approaches.

The competition runs from March 25, 2026 (start date) to July 22, 2026 (submission deadline at 5:00 PM ET) and offers a total of $85,100 in cash prizes.

To learn more, click here.

The E-Team Program, hosted by VentureWell, is an accelerator and funding opportunity designed to support student-led innovation teams developing scalable science- and engineering-based solutions. Through this program, student ventures receive up to $25,000 in non-dilutive grants, specialized entrepreneurship training, dedicated mentorship, national visibility, and access to a network of peers, investors, and industry experts.

The program is open to student teams (with at least two students and a faculty advisor) who are committed to pursuing commercialization and whose inventions have strong potential for impact in areas such as health, food security, sustainability, climate, and energy.

Applications for the Winter 2027 E-Team Applications will open on Monday, July 27. To learn more visit the Venture Well webpage here.

The C3i Course, supported by the NIH, is providing biomedical innovators with specialized business frameworks and essential tools to advance medical technologies from concept to market. The course is open investigators with active NIH-funded research projects from participating Institutes and Centers.

Currently applications are being accepted for the eC3i Entrepreneurial Education Course. An online training program designed to help academic innovators assess the commercial potential of their NIH-funded biomedical technologies. Applications are due by August 2026. Learn more here. The C3i Course, supported by the NIH, is providing biomedical innovators with specialized business frameworks and essential tools to advance medical technologies from concept to market. The course is open investigators with active NIH-funded research projects from participating Institutes and Centers.

To learn more, click here. 

The Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship is a 10-month, full-time fellowship designed to train the next generation of health technology innovators. The program teaches fellows how to identify unmet healthcare needs, develop innovative solutions, and translate those ideas into real-world impact through startups, corporations, or healthcare systems. Participants receive a monthly stipend and health benefits during the program.

Applications for the 2027–2028 fellowship cohort open on June 8, 2026, and the deadline to apply is August 27, 2026. To learn more, click here.