Student i-lab Membership

• The summer term runs June 17-July 31, 2025.
  
• New Member Deadline: May 28, 2025
• Returning members have been automatically renewed.
• For new members: As long as you meet all eligibility requirements, you will receive a new member welcome email on June 17, the first day of the summer term, which outlines your membership cohort and stage.

Social Impact Fellowship Fund

• Summer Round Deadline: May 2, 2025
• Notification: May 20, 2025
• Pitch Day/Selection: June 26, 2025

High Potential Program

• Summer 2025 Application Deadline: May 12, 2025
• Notification/Selection: May 30, 2025
• Investment Panel: June 25, 2025

2026 President’s Innovation Challenge

• Application will open in October 2025.

Launch Lab X Accelerator

• 2025-26 Application Deadline: May 9, 2025
• Notification/Selection: Mid-June 2025
• LLX Pre-Acceleration will run July 7, 2025, through December 19, 2025.
• The LLX Accelerator will run October 2025 through May 2026.

• Applications for residency at the Harvard Life Labs are reviewed on a rolling basis.

• There is only one application for both the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab and the Blavatnik Harvard Life Lab Longwood.

• The next selection committee meeting will be scheduled soon.

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle Accelerator

• 2025-26 Application Deadline: May 21, 2025
• Notification/Selection: TBD
• Program Dates: TBD

“How to Create a Climate Venture” Course

• Fall 2025 Enrollment Deadline: TBD

• All active Harvard students may log in using HarvardKey to register for select i-lab events and book meetings with i-lab advisors and experts.
• All active Student i-lab members with a Harvard affiliation have access to member resources by logging in with their HarvardKey. This is in addition to event registration and meeting booking.
• All active alumni + affiliate participants* in our Launch Lab X, Climate Circle, and Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab programs have access to program resources by logging in with their HarvardKey. This is in addition to event registration and meeting booking.
• All active i-lab experts and mentors may log in using the credentials provided to you by our network engagement manager. Select "Log in with your i-lab account" from the login screen.

*Team members without a Harvard affiliation do not have login access to the i-lab website. Please connect with your Harvard-affiliated team lead to access i-lab resources.

Some i-lab events and resources are exclusively for members of the Harvard community or participants in Harvard Innovation Labs programs.

Resources for active Harvard students:

• Harvard community event registration
• Expert office hour bookings
• Advising appointment bookings

Resources for active Harvard-affiliated members of the Student i-lab, Alumni Launch Lab X, or Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab:

• Member directory
• Meeting room and studio bookings
• Members-only event registration
• Educational resources, like our "How To" blog and event recordings
• Perks and discounts
• Slack workspace
• Member update forms
• And more!

If you are an active i-lab member (member of Student i-lab, Launch Lab X, and/or Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab) but cannot view member resources after logging in with your HarvardKey, we likely have the wrong email address and/or Harvard affiliation on file for you. Contact us to confirm which email is associated with your HarvardKey and your affiliated Harvard school so that we may update our records and grant you access.

Once we confirm/update your email address and affiliation, the top navigation menu will display one of the following, depending on your member type:

• For Student Members
• For LLX Founders
• For Life Lab Residents

Yes, all Harvard-affiliated i-lab members must have an active HarvardKey to log in to the i-lab website and access member resources.

All current students already have a HarvardKey.

Depending on their graduation date, alumni may or may not have a HarvardKey. Follow the instructions below to claim your alumni HarvardKey or update the email address associated with your HarvardKey.

If you graduated before HarvardKey was launched (or never set yours up), you may claim your HarvardKey and access alumni tools and services by following these steps:

1. Visit the HarvardKey Claim Page.
2. Click “Claim Your HarvardKey.”
3. Choose “I am an alumnus/a” and follow the steps.
4. You’ll be asked to verify your identity using your name, graduation year, school, and email or HUID.

Important: If you're unable to verify your identity online, you'll be directed to contact Harvard Alumni Services or IT Help for assistance.

If you already have a HarvardKey, but the email associated with it is outdated or inactive, you must send a request to Harvard IT:

• Email: ithelp@harvard.edu
• Subject: Request to Update HarvardKey Email
• Include:
  • Full Name
  • HUID (Harvard University ID)
  • Current email associated with HarvardKey
  • New preferred email
  • A short note (e.g., “I’m graduating and would like to update my HarvardKey email for long-term access.”)

If you're graduating in 2025, your HarvardKey is already active and associated with your Harvard student email address (e.g., @college.harvard.edu, @g.harvard.edu).

Depending on the access rules determined by your school, your Harvard email may expire after graduation, so it's important to update the email associated with your HarvardKey to a permanent email for recovery and alumni access.

You cannot update your HarvardKey email yourself through the portal. Instead, you must send a request to Harvard IT:

• Email: ithelp@harvard.edu
• Subject: Request to Update HarvardKey Email
• Include:
  • Full Name
  • HUID (Harvard University ID)
  • Current email associated with HarvardKey
  • New preferred email
  • A short note (e.g., “I’m graduating and would like to update my HarvardKey email for long-term access.”)

Becoming an i-lab member is the best way to take advantage of all we have to offer. You’ll get access to advisors and experts,
cohort-specific programming, funding opportunities, and more to support you along your entrepreneurial journey.

We tailor our resources by membership stage to help you explore entrepreneurship, test out an idea, discover your customers, build an MVP, apply for venture funding, and more.

If you're a current member, watch our recorded new member orientation sessions which summarize resources by stage.

This blog post also outlines key resources for getting started at the i-lab.

We offer a number of opportunities to meet other members in the i-lab community, such as:

• Attending founder/joiner pitch events and other networking events
• Searching our online member directory
• Posting in our Slack communities

Access to the i-lab's co-working space is available to non-Harvard affiliates who are members of a venture team that is an active member of a Harvard Innovation Labs program or lab. The Harvard team lead must add team members through the Venture Update Form. Access for non-Harvard affiliates does not extend to other Harvard buildings and resources.

Yes, we offer a number of funding opportunities to help you take your venture to the next level.

• Social Impact Fellowship Fund: Non-dilutive grants for ventures led by Harvard students with a focus on social impact. Ventures may be for profit or non-profit. Typical award amount: $4,000-$15,000.
• Spark Grants: Non-dilutive grants for ventures in our Student i-lab membership to conduct demand validation experiments. Award amount: $250-$750.
• President’s Innovation Challenge: A global venture competition for Harvard students and select alumni and affiliates. $517,000 total awarded. Application opens in the fall.

Office hours are hosted either in-person or virtually. Pay close attention to the meeting location when booking your session. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from attending an in-person meeting, please contact us as soon as possible to request virtual accommodation.

If you can no longer attend your session, please cancel your appointment at least 48 hours in advance by clicking on the cancel/reschedule link in your confirmation email.

If you are a member of the Student i-lab and would like to make changes to your venture, including adding, updating, or removing team members, please submit the venture update form.