Apply for funding to create a business, building on your previous BBSRC-funded research.
The fellowship provides:
This opportunity is open to UK researchers.
This is also available as a part-time opportunity.
This call is open to all UK researchers who are seeking to create a business building on BBSRC funded research – postdoctoral researchers, fellows, lecturers, professors and so on.
You will need to be able to demonstrate that your application draws substantially on the outputs of a previous peer-reviewed research grant or another type of substantial BBSRC investment.
We are seeking applications from researchers aiming to deliver impact through the commercialisation of BBSRC-funded research through the creation of a business.
Applicants need to evidence that they have received funding from BBSRC in areas such as the following:
You will need to apply via the Royal Society of Edinburgh website through their online application form.
Applications to the scheme are checked for eligibility. They then go through two stages, shortlisting and interviews.
Following interviews successful candidates are awarded an enterprise fellowship.
Notification of the outcome is generally provided within a week of the interview by the RSE.
To check eligibility to apply for a BBSRC-funded enterprise fellowship please contact David Hendry at BBSRC.
Email: david.hendry@bbsrc.ukri.org
Queries regarding the application process should be directed towards Hannah Chater at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Email: hchater@therse.org.uk
