Current Harvard students: sign up for spring 2025 membership by Thursday, January 9, at 11:59pm ET.
How to Join
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Submit a signup form
Sign up or renew your membership each semester.
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Find your fit
We review your application to confirm your eligibility and identify which stage you’re at (Explore, Test, Propel). If you're in Test or Propel, we'll assign you a staff advisor and cohort based on your venture's focus.
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Attend new member orientation
At the start of each semester, we host in-person and virtual orientation sessions to introduce you to our space, staff, resources, and fellow members.
Membership in the Student i-lab is not competitive. When you submit the membership form, be honest about your progress and interests. This will help our team suggest the right resources for your unique innovation journey.
Membership Eligibility
The Student i-lab membership is open to individual Harvard students as well as ventures with an active Harvard student founder. The Harvard founder must submit the membership application on behalf of their venture/team. Ventures may include non-Harvard team members.
For Individuals
Individual members must be a matriculated, degree-seeking Harvard student or a Harvard affiliated post-doc or clinical fellow.
For Ventures
- Ventures must include at least one matriculated, degree-seeking Harvard student or a Harvard affiliated post-doc or clinical fellow. While we encourage collaboration with entrepreneurs, scientists, and executives from industry, we require that a Harvard student be a founder and a committed leader on the venture team. The form must be submitted by the Harvard student.
- Ventures may be for profit or not for profit.
- Ventures may submit only one intake form. Individual students may be included on only one intake form and may not be part of multiple ventures or sign up as an individual member
The Fine Print
Use of the i-lab and its resources will be subject to the i-lab’s Terms of Use. We reserve the right to disqualify any membership form submission that we, in our sole and absolute discretion, determine does not fit within our membership criteria.
