Fellowship
Activate Fellowship
A two-year, zero-equity U.S. fellowship providing more than USD 300,000 in living and research support for first-time hard-technology founders.
About this opportunity
Activate supports technical experts commercializing hardware-based innovations in physical or biological science and engineering. Applicants need a bachelor's degree plus at least four years of relevant experience, U.S. work authorization, full-time commitment, and a project not yet ready for full-scale sales that has raised no more than USD 2 million in nongovernmental debt or equity.
Status history
2Between cycles
Activate states that Cohort 2027 applications will open September 15, 2026; no closing date is yet published.
Between cycles
The official application page says US Fellowship Cohort 2027 applications will open September 15 and currently provides only an applicant-interest form; the calendar year of opening is not stated and was not inferred.
Current application seasons
1Cohort 2027
Past seasons
0No past season is published yet.
Published recipients
0No recipients are published yet.