MS in Business Fellowship

About the fellowship

Step beyond the classroom with the M.S. in business fellowship—a competitive $6,000 award designed to break down barriers and open doors to extraordinary experiences. This fellowship gives you the freedom to pursue hands-on learning and leadership through three unique pathways: academic collaboration, nonprofit internships, or a self-driven passion project. Past Fellows have launched nonprofits, created industry-leading projects, and built strong professional networks, all while advancing their education. Your journey starts here: transform your ideas into action and chart your own course toward an impactful career.

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Wine Business Leadership

Azia Salbego ’25

Through her fellowship in ��Ѩ��Ƶ’s wine business leadership program, Azia produced a short documentary that told the story of Temperance Hill Vineyard from the ground up. Working with mentors and industry leaders, she expanded her original idea into a professional five-minute video that highlighted the many hands and processes behind each bottle of wine. The project allowed her to explore different formats before choosing video as the most powerful way to connect consumers with the people and labor behind winemaking. Along the way, she gained valuable creative ownership and built a strong professional network in Oregon’s wine industry. Her fellowship experience not only showcased her technical skills and storytelling ability but also opened career opportunities, including a communications role where the video became a centerpiece of her interview.

Design and Innovation

David Monfort ’26

David Monfort, a graduate student in ��Ѩ��Ƶ’s design and innovation program, is pursuing a fellowship project called Hanno, inspired by an ancient Carthaginian explorer. His work focuses on creating a low-cost unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that can be 3D printed and assembled from affordable parts. Unlike commercial ocean drones that cost up to a million dollars, David’s design aims to bring the price closer to $3,000, making the technology accessible to more organizations. The fellowship has allowed him to combine engineering, innovation and problem-solving into a project with wide applications, from oceanography and meteorology to marine biology and communications. By keeping the design modular, he is building a platform that can be customized with different sensors and adapted for multiple uses. Beyond the prototype, David is developing professional materials and exploring partnerships to support future growth. His fellowship demonstrates how design thinking and innovation can transform ambitious ideas into practical solutions.

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