The Royal Society of Edinburgh: New Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship Programme is now open!
What is it at a glance:
- Inaugural RSE Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship Programme to invest in up to 20 high-potential entrepreneurs, academics and researchers
- This is an invitation to entrepreneurs from Scotland, the UK and from right across the world to submit ideas which have the potential to be transformative
- One-year package of benefits – up to £900,000 total grant funding across the 20 Fellowships; over £150,000 for a comprehensive and cutting-edge training programme personally tailored to develop business skills delivered to the highest of international standards; a dedicated mentor, and access to professional, financial and entrepreneurial networks
- Apply by the deadline of Wednesday 2 May at http://www.rse.org.uk/
Applications are now open for a brand new cutting-edge entrepreneurial support scheme. The £4m Unlocking Ambition Challenge is delivered by key stakeholders from Scotland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem as part of the Scotland CAN DO initiative, backed by the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) will lead the academic stream of the inaugural programme, with support from Scottish Enterprise, based on the highly successful Enterprise Fellowship Programme that the RSE has been running for 20 years. Together they will invest in 20 early-stage high-potential entrepreneurs with innovative projects, with the aim of forming start-up businesses in Scotland in the new RSE Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship Programme.
Up to 20 successful applicants will receive an RSE Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship operating over a period of a year with a host of bespoke benefits, including total grant funding of up to £900,000 (up to £45,000 grant per Fellow – £25,000 maintenance grant and up to £20,000 business development fund); a total of over £150,000 for a comprehensive and cutting-edge training programme personally tailored to develop business skills delivered to the highest of international standards; a dedicated mentor for each Fellow, and access to professional, financial and entrepreneurial networks.
This is an invitation to entrepreneurs, academics and researchers from Scotland, the UK and from right across the world to submit ideas which have the potential to be transformative. You don’t have to be in Scotland or be Scottish – you can be anywhere in the world to apply. You are also not required to have an existing connection to the RSE. The only condition is that you agree to relocate or establish your business here in Scotland.
The RSE Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship Programme presents the ideal start-up opportunity by supporting promising ideas with the necessary skillsets to build them into successful companies. If this is you, then please apply by the deadline of 17:00 on Wednesday 2 May, 2018. Visit www.rse.org.uk for more information and to apply. If you have a question please contact unlockingambition@therse.org.uk
What happens after the closing date? The expert selection panel will review all applications after the closing date and invite shortlisted applicants for interview between 5 and 21 June 2018. The formal training programme will start w/c 25 June 2018 with discovery meetings when an announcement will be made about the inaugural cohort.
Website for more information and to apply:
www.rse.org.uk and specifically https://www.rse.org.uk/awards/rse-unlocking-ambition-enterprise-fellowship-programme/ The below information is housed on the website as well as the all-important application form, T&Cs and guidance notes.
