RSE/STFC Enterprise Fellowships 2013

Applications are invited for potential entrepreneurs, who have the backing of a host institution, to commercialise the outcomes of their STFC funded research. The closing date is 17th May 2013.

Funded by STFC and delivered by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, this one year Enterprise Fellowship is designed to give the fellow both the time to develop the commercialisation idea and the training to develop their business skills. Fellows will be paired with a mentor giving them a valuable insight and connection to the business world. The aim of the scheme is to make both the technology and the fellow more competitive in business.

Applications will need to show that there is an STFC technology that has commercial potential and that the prospective fellow has the commitment to develop and utilise their business skills. Previous fellowships include using software that was initially designed to help control spacecraft systems, developed into revolutionary animation software leading to the spin out IKinema, work on hydrogen storage that lead to the spin out Cella Energy and imaging technologies, which supported the spin-out Symetrica.

For further information and application forms visit www.royalsoced.org.uk or www.stfc.org.uk, or contact Anne Fraser at the RSE afraser@royalsoced.org.uk or Phillip Tait at STFC phillip.tait@stfc.ac.uk