Join LIF

Individuals who are interested in entrepreneurship and have engineering-based innovation are encouraged to apply for the Leaders in Innovation Fellowships. Engineers and researchers with innovations that will have a positive social or economic effect and who will benefit from LIF's training and support are encouraged to apply.

We're not looking for professional entrepreneurs with extensive experience running a business. The LIF programme is for people who are just starting to think about commercialization, to help them develop their entrepreneurial potential and bridge the gap between engineering, research and business.

The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Industrial Research and Development Fund work together to pick LIF participants based on the following criteria:

-Their entrepreneurial ability

-The quality of their research and the potential of their innovation

-Their innovation's social and economic benefits