In 2022 the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) and the Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE) signed a joint agreement (MoU) to work together on matters of shared interest. One of the early positive outcomes from this partnership is that applicants from the Republic of Ireland (ROI) are now eligible along with applicants in NI to compete for the RAE Enterprise Fellowship programme.
Enterprise Fellowships is a 12-month accelerator programme designed to support talented researchers and graduates to transform breakthrough engineering innovations into disruptive spinouts and graduate startups.
If you are ready to turn your breakthrough engineering innovation into a disruptive startup you can join the Enterprise Fellowships and gain unparalleled support to commercialise your research and ideas. We do not charge fees or take any IP or equity.
What do we offer?
Delivered by the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub, we are the experts in commercialising engineering research into successful, scalable businesses through a unique package of funding and training:
- An equity-free grant of up to £75,000
- 15 days of practitioner-led training
- 1:1 business coaching and mentoring from our unrivalled network of the UK’s Leading engineers and Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows
- Subsidised access to Culture+, our diversity and inclusion platformdesigned for engineering startups
- Lifetime access to our co-working spaces in London, Belfast and Swansea
- Lifelong access to the Hub’s network of experts and investors.
Who is eligible?
- Recent graduates
- International PhD students and recent recipients
- UK-based academic researchers at any career stage
- Ireland-based academic researchers at any career stage
- UK Public Sector Research Establishment researchers
Applications opened on 15 July 2024, and Stage 1 closes on 27 August 2024. Apply now to join our programme in January 2025 and take your career to the next level.
For more details, or to apply, visit our website or contact the programme office via enterprisefellowships@raeng.org.uk
Please feel free to share this opportunity with colleagues. Applicant and Tech Transfer Officer support webinars are taking place over the next few weeks – please register to attend via our website link above.
Join an Applicant Workshop online
We are running online workshops to help you to submit a successful application, open to all potential applicants (including university graduates, PhD holders and academics). The workshops will be hosted by the programme managers, and will cover an overview of the Enterprise Fellowships programme, information on the stages and expectations of the application process, and advice on how to submit a strong application. There will also be a Q&A session for you to ask anything further to the programme managers. Use the link above to register for these sessions.
Wednesday 31 July, 10am – 11am
Friday 9 August, 2pm – 3pm
Tuesday 19 August, 1pm – 2pm
Please share this information with your colleagues and your network.
For more details of the Irish Academy of Engineering visit our website www.iae.ie