The Activate Fellowship, US Cohort

A two-year fellowship for scientist-founders commercializing early-stage hard-tech innovations through mentorship, community, and financial support.
- Lead technical de-risking and commercial development of a hardware or physics-based innovation with proof-of-concept or prototype.
- Receive $100K annual living stipend, $100K R&D support, and tailored entrepreneurship education including weekly coursework in year one.
- Participate in bi-weekly community programming, quarterly advisory board meetings, and annual retreats across five U.S. locations.
- Requires bachelor's degree, 4+ years post-degree scientific research or engineering experience, and full-time commitment to the project.
- Project must be in physical or biological sciences, pre-revenue, and have raised under $2M in non-governmental funding.

Activate is a nonprofit fellowship preparing scientist-founders to bring breakthrough hard-tech research to market and address global challenges.