NYU Impact Investment Fund II

The NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) is a unique inter-disciplinary, experiential learning course that exposes students to the work of an early-stage impact investor, from crafting an investment thesis to sourcing companies, performing due diligence, and ultimately executing an investment.

The course is offered in tandem with a student-led and operated Impact Investing Fund of the same name (“NIIF” may refer to the course, the fund, or both, as applicable). Each year NIIF makes one or two investments; students in the course work in Deal Teams throughout the year to present investments for approval by NIIF’s Investment Committee. See the Annual Report on NIIF’s web page for more details. The Deal Teams also have access to the MIINT (MBA Impact Investing Network & Training) program, a competition and learning lab that attracts student teams from across the globe.

The course is chiefly open to NYU Wagner, NYU Stern, and NYU Abu Dhabi students. However, students from other programs across NYU are encouraged to apply also. Students participating in NIIF are expected to enroll in the course for the full academic year (fall and spring) and will receive 1.5 credits for each semester of participation. The course meets approximately every other week, but students are expected to complete assignments and deliverables on a weekly basis.