Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowships for Entrepreneurial Graduates 2023

Enterprise Fellowships is a 12-month accelerator programme for creative and entrepreneurial engineers who have an impactful innovation ready to commercialise at the seed or pre-seed stage. Over the course of the year, we will equip you with the confidence, skills, experience and networks you need to bring your engineering product to market.  

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Fellowships

Aim and Benefits of Fellowships

What we offer works – we have provided £9.2 million in grant funding to upskill over 150 Enterprise Fellows, who have gone on to create companies valued over £550 million. As a charity, we don’t take any equity, all we ask in return is your passion and determination to become part of the next generation of entrepreneurs. 

You will receive: 

• Up to £75,000 equity-free startup funding grant, 
• Expert business mentoring and coaching, 
• 15 days of business training, 
• Subscription to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit, 
• Access to our community of Hub Members, Academy Fellows, investors, industry experts and partners, 
• Flexible working space at the Taylor Centre, our physical hub, 
• Hub membership for life. 

Requirements for Fellowships Qualification

Broadly speaking, we support: 

• Researchers wishing to spinout a company from a university 
• Recent graduates seeking to found a startup 
• International PhD students (already based in the UK) wanting to spinout or startup  

You meet our key eligibility criteria if: 

• The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of your solution is 4 or above 
• Equity investment in your business is less than 500,000 GBP 
• Your innovation is protectable and you own or co-own the IP 
• Within the founding team, you own the highest equity stake in the company 
• You are, or have the ambition to be, the CEO or COO of the business 
• For startups: you are not a student or otherwise employed during our programme  
• In addition for startups: you have completed your very first university degree by 1 July 2017 
• For spinouts: you are currently employed by the university 
• If relevant, your PhD viva will be held no later than 30 November 2022 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

1. Register and create a profile via the grant system
2. Read the Applicant Guidance notes below that are necessary to complete your online application

For more details, visit Royal Academy of Engineering website.