Advancing the Future of Financial
Services Through Academic Innovation
The FCAT® University Research Awards empower researchers to explore transformative technologies that could redefine financial services.
Program Overview
The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) University Research Awards program supports pioneering and applied academic research that explores the future of financial services and enabling technologies at selected institutions. Through strategic collaboration with university faculty and research institutions, FCAT funds high-impact investigations advancing ideas that anticipate the future of finance and its intersection with emerging technologies.
Participating universities must be pre-cleared for this limited submission program. Please contact FCAT for preclearance participations.
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PROGRAM IMPACT
FCAT-sponsored research contributes to Fidelity Investment’s long-term innovation strategy, supporting academic inquiry that informs product design, usability, and future-state financial systems. Award recipients gain visibility across industry and academia, with opportunities to present findings and collaborate on applied technology prototypes.