FAST - University Fund

💡Ambitious Project

Two students, Stan Hettinga and Levi Dekker, are developing a generic sensor platform: a modular, drone-deployable system made up of small pods about the size of a ping-pong ball. These pods can be distributed over large areas to collect real-time data. The system forms a wireless network, allowing the pods to communicate, collaboratively process data, and send it to a central server for anTwo students, Stan Hettinga and Levi Dekker, are developing a generic sensor platform: a modular, drone-deployable system made up of small pods about the size of a ping-pong ball. These pods can be distributed over large areas to collect real-time data. The system forms a wireless network, allowing the pods to communicate, collaboratively process data, and send it to a central server for an .

Their innovation lies in the platform’s rapid, large-scale deployment and flexibility, as sensors can easily be swapped. This means the same platform can be used for various purposes, such as search and rescue, drone detection, environmental monitoring, or chemical hazard detection.

Do you have an ambitious idea and need funding? Check out our website https://www.tudelft.nl/fast or get in touch with us at [email protected]

Vera spent two months in Ghana for her MSc graduation project in Integrated Product Design at TU Delft. With support from the FAST Fund, she researched how tree seedling nurseries can become more resilient, water-efficient and easier to maintain locally. By visiting nurseries, testing ideas and talking with farmers and technicians, she gained valuable field insights to design solutions that truly fit the local context.

Are you planning to do research abroad and need funding? Check out our website https://www.tudelft.nl/fast or get in touch with us at [email protected]

Merry Christmas!

FAST wishes you al happy holidays! We will be back at the consultation hour in the new year on the 6th of January! Enjoy your break and see you then! 🎄💙💛🎄

While we hope everyone is enjoying the summer vacation, we are excited to announce that in the upcoming academic year, we will have four rounds for the Ambitious Project Grant and the Event Grant again! There will be a deadline each quarter of the academic year, so make sure to keep an eye on our Instagram. Feel free to email [email protected] if you have any questions!

The exams have been a while and the vacations started over a week ago! On behalf of FAST, we would like to wish everyone a happy summer vacation and wish everyone good luck who has yet to take a resit. In the new college year there will be consultation hours again. Keep an eye on instagram for updates on the upcoming Ambitious project and Events rounds! Feel free to send us an email during the holiday if you have any questions.

Hello everyone!
This page has been silent for a while... Nevertheless, we certainly have not been sitting still. Want to stay updated on everything that we are working on? Follow us on our instagram: .universityfund

- Good luck! -

We wish you all the best of luck for your exams in the upcoming week!
You got this!
The FAST team

- Events deadline -

Are you planning a new event and still need funding? Take a look on our website for the event grant category and see if we can help! The upcoming deadline for the event grant category is the 16th of November. Make sure to apply :)

- Crowdfunding -

Have you seen the new projects on the crowdfunding platform? Two projects of the minor International Entrepreneurship & Development just went live and are waiting for your support!

Jasper, Robbin, Sarah, Maxime, Joost, Tom, Annette, Maarten and Evi want to provide education for Tanzanian, Rwandan and Ugandan students to enrich their entrepreneurial skills!

Emiel, Merel en Sophie want to install water pumps near local schools so that every child has safe access to water.
Next to this, they want to improve working conditions in the water pump workplace.

Take a look on www.supporttudelft.nl to find out how you can donate.
If you want to start a crowdfunding campaign for your project, let us know! We're here to help :)

- Inspiration wall -

Berend went to the GALA (Games and Learning Alliance) Conference in 2019, and ended up winning for the best paper! Take a look on our inspiration wall on the website to see what his project was about!