The Chalmers Entrepreneurial Fellowship is a one-year program that gives early-career researchers with cutting-edge results the opportunity to fully focus on transforming their research into innovations with significant commercial and societal potential.
The program offers a unique combination of research infrastructure, business development support, and entrepreneurial expertise—a springboard for bringing research ideas into reality.
An initiative to strengthen Sweden’s innovation capacity
Innovation is a crucial driver of Sweden’s future competitiveness and its ability to meet complex societal challenges. To strengthen this innovation capacity, we need to make better use of research results and create clear pathways for researchers who wish to contribute with more than academic publications.
The Chalmers Entrepreneurial Fellowship is a strategic initiative that strengthens Sweden’s innovative power by:
- Creating more research-intensive companies and giving them better conditions to grow.
- Attracting and retaining young researchers who want to combine research with entrepreneurship.
- Increasing societal impact by enabling more research results to leave the lab and make a real difference.
- Building bridges between academia and industry by developing individuals who can move seamlessly between both worlds.
The program is unique in Sweden and builds on the strong infrastructure and entrepreneurial ecosystems established at and around Chalmers.
Participants receive support to develop their entrepreneurial skills, business acumen, and ability to lead research-based startups. The aim is to strengthen their capacity to take ideas from the lab to the market and further into an entrepreneurial career.
A year of immersion, exploration, and technological development
As a Fellow, you have the opportunity to work under focused and secure conditions on technology application, prototype development, and commercial validation of your idea. The goal is to shorten the distance between academic research results and market-ready innovations—and to give you the time and resources required to make that possible.
The program offers access to Chalmers’ state-of-the-art laboratories and technical infrastructures, allowing you to work in some of the most advanced research environments in the country. All essential costs are covered—from salary and lab time to technology development and intellectual property. This means you can fully focus on accelerating the development of your innovation in an environment where both quality and speed are critical.
The program includes a tailored development package in which the Fellows receive training in:
- business modelling and market analysis
- financing and investments
- pitching and communication
- IP strategy and regulatory issues
- team and company building
This gives you the tools you need to lead research-based startups, or to take key roles in emerging technology companies. The programme creates the conditions needed for participants to move from idea to something that can attract investors, partners, and future team members.
Apply to the programme
The application is now open for this years' Entrepreneurial Fellowship. Below is a link to the vacancy listing and the documents required for your application.
Meet previous Entrepreneurial Fellows
When the program launched in 2025, the first Fellowship positions were announced to researchers with groundbreaking results and clear market potential.
In the video below you can hear why Florian Morati, Sajid Alvi and Deliphan Mahenthiran decided to apply and about their motivations as researchers and entrepreneurs.
The programme gives you the business insights you need to bring your idea to the market
If you have questions about Chalmers Entrepreneurial Fellowship, please contact
- Advisor, University Executive Office, Chalmers Operations Support