The Luminosity Lab
The Luminosity Lab at Arizona State University is an energetic hub of innovation and creativity. It's a dynamic research initiative where brilliant minds come together to tackle big challenges and find groundbreaking solutions. Led by passionate students, faculty, and industry partners.
At its core, the Luminosity Lab is all about making a positive impact on society. Students get hands-on experience, diving headfirst into real-world projects that matter and working with external organizations and government agencies. They unleash their imaginations, employing design thinking and entrepreneurship to create game-changing innovations.
Learn more about our past and current projects at the official Luminosity Lab website!
Vanderplog Luminosity Scholarship Program
The Vanderploeg Luminosity Scholarship Program is an extension of The Luminosity Lab’s innovative learning and research model, aimed at providing incoming freshman and sophomores students with the opportunity to engage in real world innovation through systems thinking and rapid product realization during their time at ASU.
This scholarship is for students interested in engaging in applied learning opportunities while pursuing their undergraduate degree. Scholars will not only receive a monetary award but will participate in weekly programing that provides a holistic view of the technical, managerial, financial, analytical, and human perspectives that are needed to successfully design and implement complex solutions to solving 21st century challenges.
Scholarship applications will be open in early October. Selected semifinalists will be interviewed throughout the month of April. Following the interviews, a group of the semifinalists will be offered an opportunity to join the Vanderploeg Luminosity Scholars Program. Award recipients will be announced in the month of May.
Learn more about the scholars and project on the official Luminosity website!