Impossible Founders Summer School 2026

The Impossible Founders Summer School 2026 is a six-day, cohort-based programme that helps PhD students and early-career researchers translate research into real-world applications and ventures. It covers topics across physics, medicine, MedTech, business and deep tech and awards 7.5 ECTS. The programme is delivered on-site in Hamburg with a maximum of 40 participants and is free of charge.

7.5 ECTS credit, cohort-based learning, free participation, limited travel stipends (€300) for participants from outside Hamburg; max. 40 participants.

Open to PhD students and early-career researchers in physics, medicine, MedTech, business and deep tech.

Applications are submitted via the Impossible Founders programme webpage; applications are rolling.