Blum Center for Developing Economies

Initiatives

The Blum Center leads interdisciplinary initiatives that tackle real-world challenges like poverty, climate resilience, infrastructure equity, and tech for social good.

Affinity Group

AFFINITY GROUPS celebrate the diversity of our student cohorts, while also offering a space to share, support, and learn about/from each other.

Big Ideas

BIG IDEAS is an annual innovation contest that provides funding, resources, mentorship, and validation to student-led social ventures. Based out of the Blum Center at UC Berkeley and open to all 10 University of California campuses, Big Ideas seeks out novel ideas and offers targeted training and support to social entrepreneurs as they navigate the earliest stages of the ideation process.
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Blum Center for Developing Economies
The University of California, Berkeley
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Berkeley, CA 94720-5570
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Host and Fellow Responsibilities

Host Organizations

  • Identify staff supervisor to manage I&E Climate Action Fellow
  • Submit fellowship description and tasks
  • Engage in the matching process
  • Mentor and advise students
  • Communicate with Berkeley program director and give feedback on the program.

Berkeley Program Director​

  • Communicate with host organizations, students, and other university departments to ensure smooth program operations

Student Fellows

  • Complete application and cohort activities
  • Communicate with staff and host organizations
  • Successfully complete assignments from host organization during summer practicum
  • Summarize and report summer experience activities post-fellowship