If you’re passionate about community health and the potential of digital tech to expand access and equity, and want to contribute to creating scalable, people‑centered health solutions for diverse populations, then the Health + Innovation track may be for you!
Applications for the Fall 2026 Fung Fellowship cohort will open February 9th.
The Health + Innovation track is an immersive undergraduate learning experience that inspires students to be innovators for social good.
Students engage in experiential, team-based learning focused on creating digital technology solutions for public health challenges reaching populations that are often excluded from the digital economy. Through project-based curriculum and co-curricular activities, fellows work to address real-world public health challenges by engaging with communities to understand needs and working with industry to develop viable solutions.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Registered undergraduate student at UC Berkeley
Rising junior or rising senior (sophomore or junior standing when applying) with a passion for health, wellness, social impact, design, and/or technology
Sample Projects:
Baloo: Virtual Reality to Ease Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
Partner Organization: Center for New Media at UC Berkeley
Baloo developed novel methods to leverage AR/VR to reduce anxiety for young children who have cancer. This team collaborated within a larger team to design and develop a virtual experience that pediatric patients can engage with while they are in the hospital.
Your Bear Health Quest
Partner Organization: University Health Services
The team created an interactive health “personality” quiz that guided Berkeley students to personalized health coaching resources and self-help tools based on their unique needs and progress. The goal of this initiative was to increase student engagement with UHS Health Coaching and streamline access to wellness resources.
RenalReach: A Personalized Digital Health Tool for Potential Kidney Donor Waitlist Candidates
Partner Organization: UCSF Digital Health & Kidney Transplant Team
The team created a comprehensive digital interface that offers patients a clear and personalized goal tracker to help them understand the steps they need to take in their health journey to take in order to be considered for a full evaluation for transplant.
Tech moves quickly and leaves a lot of people behind. This program has given me the confidence and skills to put the community into the process.
My time at the Fung Fellowship was a monumental experience in my college career! I truly believe that with this fellowship you get out what you put in, and because I brought my curiosity, drive, and enthusiasm I not only came out with lifelong friends and mentors- but gained so many applicable skills, and got to build things I otherwise would not have had the chance to.”
“It was very valuable to work with team members from different backgrounds and majors because it allowed me to view problems from an interdisciplinary lens. It also taught me when to step up / step down in a group setting so that everyone’s voice can be heard.”
Joshua TranHealth + Innovation, Cohort 2019-20
Partner Organizations:
Since our Health + Innovation track was launched in 2016, we have worked with a broad range of organizations that includes tech start-ups, healthcare delivery organizations and community service organizations, such as: Bitmark, Aging 2.0; Dignity Health, Kaiser Permanente Innovations Lab; VA – National Center for PTSD, Veteran Experience Office and SF and Palo Alto VA Medical Centers; SF Tech Council; First 5 Alameda County; Alameda County Public Health Department; HopeLab; YTH; Blue Goji; Best Babies Zone; Planet Murple; Habitot Children’s Museum; Senior Center Without Walls; and Center for Elder Independence.
Learn more about our program
If you’re ready for training, skill building, real-world opportunities, and recognition for making positive impacts in health and wellness, then we encourage you to join the waitlist for the Fung Fellowship Health + Innovation track today!
