Science and Technology Venture Capital Fellowship guidance
Updated 18 September 2025
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The Fellowship is a first-of-its-kind career accelerator for ambitious, mid-career investment professionals in the UK with a strong interest in science and technology.
It creates a network of next generation leaders by providing bespoke learning and professional development opportunities across the UK’s world-leading Deep Tech and Life Sciences ecosystem.
Fellowship structure
Designed to be undertaken alongside a full-time job, the Fellowship offers world-class training and support to create future industry leaders in venture capitalism. This may include but not be limited to:
- Foundational Content – Four in-person modules delivered by Imperial Business School’s finance professors, paired with guest lectures from leading industry experts covering topics such as portfolio construction, portfolio management and fund structuring, with a deep tech and life sciences focus.
- engagement with the science and technology base through networking events and visits giving participants direct access to the UK’s leading science and technology institutions and innovation ecosystem
- experiential learning through exposure to scaling firms and the R&D base across the life sciences and deep tech ecosystem, and mentoring
- in-person modules will be delivered as intensive contact days at regular intervals throughout the year, complimented where relevant by online and by experiential learning
Admissions
The Fellowship closed for applications on 9 September, 5pm.
Information sessions
There is currently no information sessions planned.
Eligibility
Candidates for the Science and Technology Venture Capital Fellowship should be:
- currently living and working in the UK venture capital industry with a minimum of 3 years of investing experience, or;
- currently working in other asset classes in UK based and registered firms with at least 3 years of investing experience (e.g. family office, university investing, angel investing, secondaries, accelerator).
Application timeline
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Application window open | 16 July 2025 |
| Application window closed | 9 September 2025 |
| Successful candidates notified | 18 November 2025 |
| Fellowship starts | 25 November 2025 |
Delivery partners
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has selected Imperial College London and the Royal Academy of Engineering as delivery partners for this Fellowship.