Deadline: 22 December 2016
Applications are open for “Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) programme” from researchers, with strong entrepreneurial potential.
The programme is aimed at researchers who are about to develop, or are in the process of developing, a business proposition for their innovation.
The programme is part of the broader UK Newton Fund which seeks to build international science and innovation partnerships that promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries.
Program Objectives
The objectives of The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) programme are:
- to build the capacity of researchers for entrepreneurship and commercialization of their research
- to create international networks of innovators and technology entrepreneurs
Eligibility Criteria
- Through their research, applicants must have developed (or co-developed), or be in the process of developing (or co-developing) a new technological innovation. Applicants should have the ambition to take a leading role in creating a new business to commercialise this innovation.
- Applicants must be a PhD holder and employed full time at an Egyptian university or research institute.
- Applicants must be citizens of Egypt.
- The applicant’s innovation can be any new product, technology or service, based on research in engineering defined in its broadest sense to encompass a wide range of fields, including: agricultural technology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, design engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, ICT, materials science, mechanical engineering, and medical engineering.
- The innovation should have the potential to benefit the applicant’s country, or other developing countries, in terms of improving social welfare and driving economic growth.
- The primary application of the innovation must NOT be in the defense or military
- The innovation must have been already patented but not yet commercialized.
- The applicant should submit clearance approval by national authorities before
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: Egypt
For more information, please visit Leaders in Innovation Fellowships.