Royal Academy of Engineering Regional Talent Engines 2025

The Regional Talent Engines is a six-month pre-accelerator programme for early-stage founders in Northern England, Northern Ireland and Wales to transform ideas into new engineering startups. The programme includes training in central locations and provides practical support to refine innovations and prepare for investment. Benefits include a £20,000 equity-free grant for living costs, training workshops, mentoring, and access to co-working spaces.

£20,000 grant for living costs, training workshops, roundtables and events, one-to-one coaching and mentoring, and free lifetime access to co-working spaces across the UK.

Residents of Northern England, Northern Ireland and Wales who are engineers or tech professionals, able to attend training in the stated locations in the UK, and able to commit full-time from October 2025.

Submit an application as directed by the programme (one application per person); details are provided by the organiser