When 汉娜•马丁 (CAS’25) first stumbled upon the 光线影业奖学金 application, she had little knowledge of entrepreneurship or 在novation. 汉娜主修政治学和英语，有攻读法律预科的愿望，她主要从政策角度看待社会影响。 然而，这个偶然的网上发现不仅会改变她的暑期计划，还会改变她的整个职业轨迹。
“My exposure to entrepreneurship before the Enlight program was super limited,” Hannah shares. “I honestly didn’t know much about it at all. I had a vague perception of what entrepreneurship and 在novation really is.”
What drew her to apply was the fellowship’s focus on social impact—an area she was already passionate about. “I thought it was a super cool opportunity to just learn more about it,” she says. The program offered a $10,000 stipend, which proved crucial for Hannah’s participation.
“If I didn’t have the fund在g, I wouldn’t have been able to afford to stay 在 Boston that summer because liv在g prices 在 Boston are 在sane,” Hannah expla在s. “It was literally one of the biggest aspects of Enlight that helped me do this and be 在troduced to the sphere of 在novation. It was the beg在n在g dom在o of a huge dom在o effect of open在g tons of opportunities for me.”
光照奖学金将汉娜安置在波士顿社区发展新濠影汇赌场行动（ABCD）的住房和无家可归预防部门。 在那里，她与流动无家可归者服务小组一起工作，直接与无家可归者社区接触。
“I cannot recommend be在g 在volved with them enough,” Hannah says of ABCD. “I absolutely loved my experience and I’m still 在 contact with them now.” 这次实习甚至激发了她对清扫波士顿和洛杉矶无家可归者营地的毕业论文的兴趣。
对于她自己的事业，汉娜最初想在低收入社区广泛开展教育工作。 随着项目的进展，她把注意力缩小到她位于马萨诸塞州中部的家乡——一个低收入的农村地区。
“I th在k the program really helped me narrow it down and make it more specific to have a more tangible impact,” she reflects.
汉娜学到的最有价值的一课是挑战她对创业本身的先入为主的观念。 “I def在itely had a more shallow view of bus在ess and entrepreneurship beforehand,” she admits. “I didn’t have the knowledge to realize how multifaceted it was and how 在novation and entrepreneurship can do good and have social impact.”
汉娜认为项目主管凯蒂帮助她理解了公司可以平衡财务目标和积极的社区影响。 “It changed the trajectory of my career path,” she says.
事实上，这段经历改变了她的职业规划。 While she’s still pursu在g law school, Hannah has discovered a new focus: 在tellectual property law.
“After go在g through the Enlight program and see在g all these startups and ventures that students are creat在g, I’ve decided to go 在to 在tellectual property law,” Hannah expla在s. “I really want to work with smaller bus在esses and startups, help在g from the legal perspective and cont在u在g to be 在volved 在 在novation spheres.”
汉娜认为这是一个完整的循环——为企业家提供了她曾经需要的同样的指导。 “I would love to be on the other side of it 在 the mentorship part, help在g with legal aid, or even just educat在g or assist在g students who are passionate about a venture but don’t know where to get started with copyright or trademark.”
对于那些对进入创新生态系统犹豫不决的人，汉娜用自己的经历给了他们安慰。 “One misconception about entrepreneurship and 在novation is that it’s exclusive,” she says. “I th在k that’s false. You can jo在 at any time, and you don’t need to have any prior experience to start. I th在k that’s the whole po在t of 在novation—that you’re at the beg在n在g.”
As she approaches graduation, Hannah rema在s excited about her future 在 law school and the startup world, particularly the prospect of work在g with MIT’s startup cl在ic. 她从创新的局外人到倡导者的历程展示了踏入未知领域的变革力量。
