Veale Snyder Fellowship Program

Case Western Reserve University students have big ideas. Some have already formed businesses. Some are deep in research. And others are interested in being a part of the startup ecosystem.

For those students who are interested in entrepreneurship, there is no shortage of opportunities on campus. Pitch competitions, student organizations and courses are a few places to start, but for those who want a deeper dive into experiential learning, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship’s Tinkham Veale-Barbara R. Snyder Entrepreneurial Fellowship program (Veale Snyder Fellowship) is the place to be.

To the West Coast and abroad

Bookmarked by a trip to Silicon Valley in San Francisco, California and an international trip—last year to Barcelona, Spain and this year to Ireland—the fellowship is a place to connect with top innovators, and meet peers who share similar interests.

In an interview from November 2022, third-year computer engineering major Emmanuel Makoye described the class trip to Silicon Valley as “the most inspirational week” of his life because of the impactful takeaways that the group gathered from the influential people they interacted with. 

Word of that “life-changing” experience of the twelve students from last year must have spread through the grapevine—because this year, applications for the Veale Snyder Fellows doubled.

VEAL333 students pose in front of Amazon logo
Veale Snyder Fellows recall San Francisco class trek; “the most inspirational week of my life”

Many imagine Silicon Valley as being a mecca of technology, a premier global innovation hub and an enthralling place to work. 

Veale Snyder Fellows enrolled in Case Western Reserve University’s VEAL 333: Global Technology Leadership course had the opportunity to visit Silicon Valley and many of its top companies from October 23-25, 2022.

Meet the 2024-25 Veale Snyder Fellows!

Salma Bhar
Salma Bhar

Computer Science, Class of 2026

Adam Hamdan
Adam Hamdan

Computer Science, Class of 2026

Kaleb Kim
Kaleb Kim

Computer Science, Class of 2027

Alvisa Krasniqi
Alvisa Krasniqi

Computer Science and Economics, Class of 2027

Apeksha Malik
Apeksha Malik

Computer Science and Applied Data Science, Class of 2026

Alessandro Mason
Alessandro Mason

Computer Engineering, Class of 2027

Wolf Mermelstein
Wolf Mermelstein

Computer Science, Class of 2027

Vinlaw Mudehwe
Vinlaw Mudehwe

Computer Science, Class of 2026

Sreya Srinidhi
Sreya Srinidhi

Computer Science, Class of 2026

Ariella Taylor
Ariella Taylor

Computer Science, Class of 2026

Vidyut Veedgav
Vidyut Veedgav

Computer Science and Mathematics, Class of 2026

Raghvendra Yadav
Raghvendra Yadav

Economics and Finance, Class of 2027

Want to apply next year?

The Veale Snyder Fellowship program is open to rising sophomores and juniors. To make sure you don't miss our application announcement for 2025-26, subscribe to our newsletter!

Subscribe 

 

2023-24 Veale Snyder Fellows

Photo of Jube Augustino
Jube Augustino

Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2025

Photo of Luciano Duca
Luciano Duca

Business Management, Information Technology, Class of 2026

Photo of Arohi Mehta
Arohi Mehta

Computer Science, Class of 2025

Photo of Ashwin Menon
Ashwin Menon

Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2025

Photo of Helen Nguyen
Helen Nguyen

Computer Science, Class of 2025

Photo of Rita Nguyen
Rita Nguyen

Economics, Class of 2025

Photo of Krishin Parikh
Krishin Parikh

Computer Science, Business Management, Class of 2026

Photo of Genesis Richards
Genesis Richards

Business and Economics, Class of 2026

Photo of Salsabeel Salem
Salsabeel Salem

Chemical Biology, Class of 2026

Photo of Andrew Shereshevsky
Andrew Shereshevsky

Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2025

Photo of Nqobile Tshuma
Nqobile Tshuma

Chemical Engineering, Class of 2025

Photo of Zhuldyz Ualikhankyzy
Zhuldyz Ualikhankyzy

Data Science and Analytics, Class of 2025

 

2022-23 Veale Snyder Fellows

Abhinav Khanna
Abhinav Khanna

Computer Science 
2024

Ankit Boruah
Ankit Boruah

Economics with a concentration in Quantitative Methods
2025

Ashley Sah
Ashley Sah

Biomedical Engineering
2025

Corinthian Ewesuedo
Corinthian Ewesuedo

Biomedical Engineering
2025

 Emmanuel Makoye
Emmanuel Makoye

Computer Engineering
2025

Evelin Urbancsok
Evelin Urbancsok

Biomedical Engineering
2025

Franco Kraiselburd
Franco Kraiselburd

Biomedical Engineering
2024

Jim Horwitz
Jim Horwitz

Electrical Engineering
2024

Omar Loudghiri
Omar Loudghiri

Computer Science
2024

Shreeya Chugh
Shreeya Chugh

Computer Science
2025

Sydney Schenk
Sydney Schenk

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
2025

Tang Quoc Kiet Nguyen
Tang Quoc Kiet Nguyen

Data Science
2025