Activate Anywhere

Work from your local ecosystem while accessing an innovation network across the U.S.

You are an accomplished scientist or engineer, poised to leverage your local ecosystem to turn your research into a breakthrough technology with the potential to make a huge positive impact. What you need is a community of like-minded science entrepreneurs, guidance from people who’ve done it before, access to the right advisors, and, of course, funds to launch the journey. Enter, Activate Anywhere. 

ACTIVATE ANYWHERE—BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

  • Work from anywhere in the U.S.

  • A yearly living stipend up to $100K plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance.

  • $100K in research funding and access to at least $75K in additional flexible capital.

  • Mentorship and support from a dedicated fellowship team.

  • A community of peers who will meet regularly during rigorous cohort-specific and national online programming.

  • A program of intensive entrepreneurial training.

  • Multiple in-person meetings with the Activate Anywhere team, other fellows, and the full Activate community.

  • Networking with Activate’s expansive community across sectors.

  • Operate from a local research facility best aligned with your needs.

Activate Anywhere Fellows:
Connected but not co-located

Activate Anywhere is our community of entrepreneurial fellows based in research facilities around the U.S.

Activate Anywhere’s dedicated fellowship team is committed to providing fellows with the mentorship, education, community, and network they need to succeed. Fellows in the Activate Anywhere Community benefit from the experience of Activate’s national network of industry leaders, investors, and philanthropists, and join the tight-knit community of almost 200 Activate Fellows across the country.  

Your local facilities,
our
unrivaled support

Every U.S. region is home to scientists and engineers with a vision for solving big problems. Activate Anywhere fosters and funds your work, empowering you from your local ecosystem to bring your groundbreaking research to market—faster and with more impact.

There are many types of research facilities in the U.S. where Activate Anywhere fellows can thrive. Fellows have the option to base their operations from facilities such as entrepreneurial centers geared to help scientists bring their work to market, incubators or co-working centers with laboratory space, or university research centers with specialized testing equipment.

As long as your proposed working arrangements meet some basic requirements, we will support your entrepreneurial journey wherever you are in the U.S. For more details on where and how Activate Anywhere fellows can conduct their work, as well as frequently asked questions about the Activate Fellowship, visit our FAQ.

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Activate Anywhere team

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