AIS is honored to partner with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to offer a new annual fellowship program for PhD students studying the intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship, and information systems.

The AIS Entrepreneurial Innovation Fellowship (EIF) program harnesses entrepreneurial perspectives in all phases and domains of the information systems research arena and are critically important in advancing the field. The fellowships will support PhD students exploring these topics. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is committed to building inclusive prosperity entrepreneur-focused economic development. The Foundation creates collaborations with communities and organizations to develop shared learning and knowledge while bringing people together.

The AIS Entrepreneurial Innovation Fellowship (EIF) program, with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, provides funding to support the continuation of entrepreneurialism-focused research for program participants, reimbursements for travel to AIS and AIS-affiliated conferences, and global collaboration opportunities with faculty mentors. The students selected for the cohort have demonstrated their research provides practical implications for management practice and institutional change, as well as significant societal insights and scholarly impacts. Throughout the program, students present their research in workshops on entrepreneurship and IS research. Working papers are available for open access in the AIS eLibrary and listed below.