FELLOWS.

Throughout the year, 434 partners with the UVA Career Center Internship Placement Program (IPP) and the UVA PhD Plus initiative to support a cohort of student interns with technical experience and aspirations to both learn from and contribute to the efforts of the tech companies in our accelerator program. 

These 434 Accelerator Fellows work closely with our company founders on defined technical projects designed to both (a) expand their technical skill sets and (b) help move the startup team forward. 

Early-stage companies operate in uncertain and/or unstructured environments. And so, while projects have defined components, interns experience the real world necessity to take initiative, work at times unsupervised, and take responsibility for managing their time and efforts toward project milestones.

Additionally, Accelerator Fellows are invited to join us throughout the semester for events, such as our Founder Dinners, and other programming—to better connect these Fellows with the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem.