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Welcome to the application for Cohort Two of the Imperial Techcelerate Programme.

Please complete the application form clearly and concisely, remembering that the review panel will not be experts in the field of your technology. Please ensure you follow the word count limitations for each question.

Key Dates 2018:

4th of JUL: Applications Open
31st of JUL: Applications Close (Shortlisting)
1st of AUG: Shortlisted Applicants Notified
15th of AUG: Interview of Shortlisted Applicants
17th of AUG: Successful Applicants Notified
17th of SEP: Start - Techcelerate programme
14th of DEC: End - Techcelerate programme

Thanks for applying, best of luck!

Enquiries: Dr. Callum Lawrence, Techcelerate Programme Manager.

OVERVIEW & ENTRY CRITERIA

Title of your Project

Will you be employed as a Post-Doctoral Researcher for the duration of the Techcelerate Programme? Note: The Techcelerate programme runs from 17/09/2018 to 14/09/2018

YesNo

Do you have the right to work in the UK for the duration of Techcelerate Programme?

YesNo

Will your visa/residency status allow you to travel internationally while participating in the Techcelerate Programme?

YesNo

I understand that Techcelerate will not fund any visa fees or sponsorship arrangements for the duration of the programme.

Yes, I understand.

APPLICANTS

1. Post-Doctoral Researcher (You)

Entrepreneurial lead for the project: you will engage with prospective customers, partners and competitors to validate the commercial potential of the technology you are looking to commercialise.

Position/Job Title

First Name

Surname (Family name)

Faculty

Department

College Email

Contact Number

Describe how you and your experience in particular will benefit your proposed venture

2. Principal Investigator (your P.I. to complete)

Principal investigators will provide a supervisory role for the applicant post-doctoral researcher over the course of the Techcelerate Programme.

Position/Job Title

First Name

Surname (Family name)

Faculty

Department

College Email

Contact Number

Describe how you (as P.I.) and your experience will benefit the teams proposed venture.

TECHNOLOGY

Describe the research/technology that you think has the potential to be commercialised. This should be a non-technical description and will be used as a summary of your project within the programme for a range of audiences (250 word limit)

Status of Intellectual Property ownership and protection if any (250 word limit)

What is the stage of your project? Idea, proof-of-concept, prototype etc

MARKET POTENTIAL

You may be unaware of the exact market potential of you technology. If so, we would encourage you to speculate and provide underlying justification for your speculation.

What problems/gaps in the market do you think your technology could serve? 200 word limit

What advantage does your technology offer over other technologies/products? 200 word limit

Please define and provide details on any relevant market competitors (100 word limit)

INDUSTRY SECTOR

Please select the industry categorisation that you believe best applies to your technology. This information will help us provide sector appropriate content and advice to your venture.

Primary Industry Classification

Secondary Industry Classification

Tertiary Industry Classification

If other, please specify below.

TEAM MOTIVATION

Why are you applying to the Techcelerate programme? What do you hope to learn from the programme? What does your team want to achieve? (200 word limit)

How do you plan to spend the money? What activities have you identified and outlined? (200 word limit) Events, conferences, travel, customer & client interviews

COMMENTS

Do you have any special circumstance that the panel need to consider?

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