Venture Scientist 100 (Spring 2027 cohort)
Conception X United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium · remote
Free, equity-free, part-time 9-month venture-building fellowship (March–November) for about 100 PhD researchers in the UK and Europe turning research into startups: 18 co-building sessions, coaching and access to up to £300k equity investment via partners.
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About
What it offers: Access to up to £300k in equity investment through XTX Ventures and the Conception X angel syndicate.
Also: 18 expert-led co-building sessions; coaching and pitch training; 1,500+ science founders, investors and mentors network; legal support via Orrick.
Who can apply: Registered PhD students at a UK or European university (exceptional recent PhD graduates, postdocs and early-career researchers considered) with research-based technology; about 65 hours over 9 months; mostly online with 3 mandatory in-person events.
Free to apply.
Annual; applications for the Spring 2027 cohort close 6 December 2026; the programme runs part-time March–November 2027. Next deadline: 2026-12-06.
How to apply: through a Fillout form.
What to prepare: online application.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-31): “Applications for Venture Scientist 100 are open. Apply by 6 December 2026”
Who can apply
- Open to founders, researchers, students
- Registered PhD students at a UK or European university (exceptional recent PhD graduates, postdocs and early-career researchers considered) with research-based technology; about 65 hours over 9 months; mostly online with 3 mandatory in-person events.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (fillout). The deadline is 6 December 2026.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
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