Submitted
2025 Indigenous Communities Fellowship

The Young Innovator Program

Team Leader
James Freeman
The Young Innovator provides hand-ons learning experience solving high tech problems.
What is the name of your organization?
Emerging Technology Institute
What is the name of your solution?
The Young Innovator Program
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
The Young Innovator provides hand-ons learning experience solving high tech problems.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Red Springs, NC, USA
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
USA
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
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What specific problem are you solving?
The problem we are solving is to help students gain real world hands on experience with emerging technologies that are not taught in a classroom. The program helps students gain experience, education, and employment.
What is your solution?
Emerging Technology Institute has built an apprenticeship program that provides high school and college students with the an opportunity to work on Federal Government research and development projects in which allows hands on learning experiences, mentorship from subject matter experts, and job placement once the program is completed.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Our solutions services students from low income and underserved communities.
Solution Team:
James Freeman
James Freeman