SCHOLARSHIP: Royal Academy of Engineering, UK International Scholarship for Postdoctoral Students
The Enterprise Fellowships are open to international students from all over the world to pursue doctoral studies at the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. This program supports innovative and creative entrepreneurial engineers who have demonstrated exceptional innovation in engineering and wish to develop it further.
About university:
The Royal Academy of Engineering is the United Kingdom’s national academy of engineering. The Academy was founded in June 1976 as the Fellowship of Engineering with support from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who became the first senior fellow and remained so until his death.
Scholarship deadline:
- Stage 1: August 2025, Stage 2: October 2054
- Stage 1: February 2026, Stage 2: March 2026
Scholarship details:
- Level of Study: Postdoctoral
- Institution(s): Royal Academy of Engineering
- Study in: United Kingdom UK
- Opportunity Focus Areas: Engineering
- Program Period: One year
Scholarship eligibility requirements:
To be eligible for Enterprise Fellowships – Royal Academy of Engineering, the following criteria are to be fulfilled:
- Required Language: English.
- Eligible Countries: All World Countries.
Broadly speaking, we support:
- Researchers wishing to spinout a company from a university
- Recent graduates seeking to found a startup
- International PhD students (already based in the UK) wanting to spinout or startup
You meet our key eligibility criteria if:
- The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of your solution is 4 or above
- Equity investment in your business is less than 500,000 GBP
- Your innovation is protectable and you own or co-own the IP
- Within the founding team, you own the highest equity stake in the company
- You are, or have the ambition to be, the CEO or COO of the business
- For startups: you are not a student or otherwise employed during our programme
- In addition for startups: you have completed your very first university degree by 1 July 2018
- For spinouts: you are currently employed by the university
- If relevant, your PhD viva will be held no later than 30 November 2023
Please ensure you read the full list of eligibility criteria before applying.
Scholarship Application Guidelines:
Please visit the official website link given at the end. Here are some necessary steps to avail Enterprise Fellowships – Royal Academy of Engineering:
- Applicants must first register with the system from here.
- Once logged in, select My Applications in the top left corner, and choose an application from the list of currently open programs.
The application process has two stages:
Stage one
In Stage One, you briefly tell us about yourself and your idea. It will take about 60 minutes to complete. If you are eligible for the programme and your idea is suitable for the type of support we offer and you are a good fit for the programme, then we will invite you to complete a stage two application. Stage one does not consider how good the idea is, but whether it fits within the criteria and aims of the programme.
Stage two
The Stage two application is more detailed and will consider how good the idea is, and your potential to lead a startup. You will need to provide more information about yourself, the team, the technology and the business model – this will take you between one to three working days. This part of the application will be reviewed by a panel of experts, and if successful you will be invited to interview.
Please note due to the large volume of applications we will not be able to provide you with the Panel’s feedback on your Stage Two application until the selection process is fully completed.
If you have any questions, please email theEnterprise team.
Scholarship Benefits:
Enterprise Fellowships – The Royal Academy of Engineering provides the recipient with the following benefits:
- Up to £75,000 equity-free startup funding grant,
- 75 hours of training with 1:1 business coaching
- mentoring and lifetime access to our unrivalled network of the UK’s leading engineers, investors and fellows
