FIH of Santa Clara University, California USA

The Frugal Innovation Hub's (FIH) mission is to engage students and faculty in technological and humanitarian projects through partnerships and programs. The FIH acts as a liaison and as a facilitator between engineering students, faculty members, and organizations (our clients) who solve humanitarian problems together while ensuring the consolidation of projects and the appropriate technology for deliverables.

How do we do our work?
When a client approaches us with a need, we engage students and faculty to address their pain-point. Once a student adopts a “need”, the FIH facilitates the process of translating that “need” into an engineering problem through the design innovation process. We do that by:

•      Encouraging the student in developing a deeper understanding of the need
•      Guiding the student in defining and redefining the engineering problem to solve
•      Providing resources and feedback on the potential solutions
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FIH of Santa Clara University, California USA

The Frugal Innovation Hub's (FIH) mission is to engage students and faculty in technological and humanitarian projects through partnerships and programs. The FIH acts as a liaison and as a facilitator between engineering students, faculty members, and organizations (our clients) who solve humanitarian problems together while ensuring the consolidation of projects and the appropriate technology for deliverables.

How do we do our work?
When a client approaches us with a need, we engage students and faculty to address their pain-point. Once a student adopts a “need”, the FIH facilitates the process of translating that “need” into an engineering problem through the design innovation process. We do that by:

•      Encouraging the student in developing a deeper understanding of the need
•      Guiding the student in defining and redefining the engineering problem to solve
•      Providing resources and feedback on the potential solutions
•      Supporting the process of prototyping and testing

Moreover, we promote a frugal and entrepreneurial approach to projects through our signature programs. To learn more about the structure of our program, check out our hub chart.

Where do we do our work?
We do projects internationally and locally. We have developed humanitarian projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and the United States. 

Who do we work with at FIH?
We work hand-in-hand with nonprofit organizations, NGOs, and social enterprises on technology projects aimed to support organizational efforts to better serve their target populations. If you are working to improve lives and your organization has a need that can be solved through engineering ingenuity, contact us!

Email: fih@scu.edu
Santa Clara University
School of Engineering
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
SCDI 4021
(408) 554-2334