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.
See our Additional Guidance Notes for a full list of application questions and advice on each.
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 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 Enteprise 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.
| Monday 19 August, 1pm - 2pm | Register here |
Join a Tech Transfer Officer Workshop online
In addition to our workshops above for applicants, we run online sessions specifically for Tech Transfer Officers. Applicants to our programme will reach out to their commercialisation office for information to complete their application with us. In order to assist all involved, we convene these workshops so that Tech Transfer Officers understand the programme and application requirements. If you work in research commercialisation at a UK or Irish university or research institute, please register to attend a session:
| Tuesday 13 August, 3pm - 4pm | Register here |
| Wednesday 28 August, 9:30am - 10:30am | Register here |
| Monday 9 September, 2pm - 3pm | Register here |
