Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) 2026 (up to £25,000) – YOA

Deadline: August 19, 2026

Applications are open for the Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) 2026. The Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) scheme, part of the Science, Industry and Translation programme, goals to improve the data and consciousness in UK universities of leading edge industrial science, analysis and innovation.

The scheme offers alternatives for enthusiastic, extremely skilled industrial scientists and entrepreneurs to spend at some point per week at a college growing a bespoke undertaking to:

• expose college employees and college students to state-of-the-artwork industrial analysis and growth, and the scientific challenges confronted by trade
• present assist and professional recommendation aimed toward selling innovation and the interpretation of analysis by universities
• develop confidence in and understanding of enterprise and entrepreneurship amongst employees and college students
• present profession recognition to the award holders, and assist their skilled growth

Benefits

The EiR awards are for 2 years. The worth of the scheme is up to a most of £25,000 per yr (together with VAT the place relevant), and is anticipated to cowl the next:

• Salary equal to 0.2 FTE of the award holder’s present wage to spend 20% of their working time on the host. The EiR’s primary wage solely might be paid through the secondment; the EiR’s employer will proceed to pay nationwide insurance coverage and pension contributions
• Travel and undertaking prices for award holder to journey to and from their host, and lodging if required. Project prices to assist ship the goals of the undertaking plan can be included, as can convention attendance, assembly workshops and coaching      

Eligibility

The scheme covers all areas of the life and bodily sciences, together with engineering, however excluding medical medication.

The scheme is open to candidates of any nationality, who’re eligible to work in the UK in the course of the award. Applicants ought to have a background in science and engineering. They have to be ready to reveal vital expertise of working in science in an industrial analysis context, and a number of of the next:

• expertise of managing college-enterprise collaborations and the interpretation and commercialisation of analysis
• expertise of entrepreneurship, resembling firm formation and development, funding and so on
• expertise or curiosity in coaching, teaching or mentoring

Applicants will be both employed full-time, part-time, or self-employed.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence.