Wanted: researchers to build
a life sciences & health business

We support promising researchers like you
with a two year fellowship. Let’s turn your
breakthrough research into a business.

Our offer to you

We are the Faculty of Impact of the Netherlands. Our work: turn science into impact. We do that by supporting promising researchers of Dutch research institutes with a two year fellowship.

That’s two years to turn your breakthrough research into a business. But not just any business. For us it’s about business with big impact. And for the record: a non-profit is a business too.

Book an office hour

Daphne en Juliette are our talent scouts. They can help you with deciding to apply or with your application.

Daphne

Juliëtte

Build like our fellows

We support your work with a world class entrepreneurship program. Apart from your salary you get:

  • Training in business, finance, marketing, negotiations, building a team, how to talk to customers and much more.
  • Dedicated mentors that help you take on new challenges.
  • A strong community of like-minded fellows.

Click on the fellows to hear their stories.

Who can apply?

Faculty of Impact is for researchers that work at a Dutch public research institute like a university, a university of applied sciences, an academic hospital (UMC) or a research lab like TNO or Deltares.

And of course your healthcare innovation will have a big impact on society.

“Faculty of Impact combines science and entrepreneurship in a very special way. It stimulates valorisation networks and creates knowledge-intensive start-ups, which we desperately need in the Netherlands.”

Robbert Dijkgraaf

Minister of Education, Culture and Science

Book a webinar

You can book webinars with different themes. Join the one that suits your needs, or all of them!

Webinar: Introduction to the Faculty

21st of September, 14:00 – 15:00 on Zoom

In this webinar, people from the Faculty of Impact will give a presentation about the program. We dive deeper into the aim, the setup and when you qualify. The second half hour there is room for questions.

Webinar: FAQ

3d of October, 16:00 – 17:00 on Zoom

This webinar people from Faculty of Impact and NWO are present to answer questions regarding the program, your proposal or the application process. You can ask all the questions you still carry for your application.

Webinar: General

18 of October, 15:00 – 17:00 on Zoom

This webinar people from Faculty of Impact and NWO are present to answer questions regarding the program, your proposal or the application process. You can ask all the questions you still carry for your application.

Now it’s your time

Applications are now open. The new group of
life sciences and health will start early 2024.
We’re can’t wait to see what you’ll do.

DEADLINE IS IN 31th OCTOBER 2023 at 14:00 CET