Selection process
Please read the Guidance Notes for more information on eligibility and what support we provide. We open for applications in January and July each year.
Stage one
Tell us about yourself and your idea so we can assess if you and your innovation are suitable for our programme. It will take about 60 minutes to complete, and if successful we will invite you to stage two. This is an administrative step only – it does not consider how good the idea is or your potential as an entrepreneur, but whether you meet the criteria of the programme.
Stage two
This is more detailed, covering you, the team, the technology and business model. This will be reviewed by a panel of experts drawn from our network, and if successful you will be invited to the third and final stage, to pitch to our selection panel.
Join an Introductory Webinar
Wondering if Enterprise Fellowships is for you and if this is the right time to apply, what has changes since you applied last and what the selection process entails? Attend one of our introductory webinars run by our programme managers to learn more and have your questions answered.
Join a Tech Transfer Officer Workshop online
This workshop is only for Tech Transfer Officers. Tech Transfer Officers and Commercialisation Managers are contributors to spinout applications. This workshop is convened to brief them on how to best support the process and assist all involved.
If you work in research commercialisation at a UK or Irish university or research institute, please register to attend a session:
| TTO Workshop | Friday, 12 September 14:00 | Register here |
| TTO Workshop | Tuesday, 16 September 15:00 | Register here |
Thinking of applying to the Enterprise Fellowship? Hear from alumni who’ve been through it.
Watch below for insights from Dr Arielle Torres, CEO & Co-founder of Pipeline Organics; Dr Uğur Tanrıverdi, CEO & Co-founder of Unhindr; and Dr Matthew Moore, Founder of DroneTector, who are alumni of the Enterprise Fellowships programme. They share candid reflections, practical advice, and real-life stories about their journeys, and explain how the programme’s support helped shape their businesses.