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Activate Fellowship

October 30, 2023

Value

Varies.

Description

Activate Fellowship funds fellows a yearly living stipend of $80,000 to $110,000 plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance. Each project also receives $100,000 of research support at the host laboratory as well as world class labs, mentors and peer support.

Fellows spend two years working to advance a new technology, product, or business aligned with one or more of our industry sectors.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible, you:

  • Must have a bachelor’s degree and 4+ years post-baccalaureate scientific research, engineering, or technology development experience.

  • Must be leading the commercial development of a hardware-based technology innovation for the first time if awarded the fellowship i.e., not a repeat hard tech founder.

  • Must be committed full-time to the proposed project or company if awarded the fellowship.

  • Must be legally able to work in the U.S. for the duration of the fellowship.

  • Must be able to communicate proficiently in English.

To be eligible, your proposed project or company…

  • Must be based in the physical or biological sciences or related engineering disciplines.

  • Must still be in development and not yet ready for full-scale product sales at the time of the application deadline.

  • Must not have raised more than $2M in debt or equity funding from non-governmental sources at the time of the application deadline.

Eligible Expenses

Fellows receive a yearly living stipend of $80,000 to $110,000 plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance. This enables them to focus on their project full-time. Each project also receives $100,000 of research support at the host laboratory.

Deadline Date

Applications are now closed for Cohort 2024. Applications for Cohort 2025 will open on September 4.

Contact

Contact Name: Activate

E-mail Address: apply@activate.org

Website: https://www.activate.org/apply#what-we-look-for-1

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