Guidance Notes - Royal Academy of Engineering

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
The Letter of Support from the applicant’s Head of Department should include:
An explanation of the university’s willingness to host the Enterprise Fellow in the
department and to make available adequate facilities and provide support as
necessary to complete the Fellowship.
An explanation of the reasons why the applicant is a suitable candidate for an
Engineering Enterprise Fellowship.
Comment on the quality of the match between the applicant and the project/s and
tasks proposed in the Business Plan.
LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM COMMERCIALISATION OFFICE
The Letter of Support from the applicant’s Commercialisation Office should include:
What will the commercialisation office provide in support of the Enterprise Fellow in
pursuit of the Fellowship? (e.g. legal and financial advice)
A statement about how the commercialisation office has supported the applicant so
far.
A description of any IPR, its ownership and status.
An explanation of any agreement relating to identification, protection and
subsequent exploitation of IP generated from the Enterprise Fellowship.
Comment on the quality of the match between the applicant and the project/s and
tasks proposed in the Business Plan.
Comment on the likelihood of the applicant spinning out a company within the year
of the Fellowship and any barriers associated with this expectation.
Comment on the anticipated equity distribution of the proposed spin out company.
At this early stage this may well be limited to stating your standard terms.
CURRICULUM VITAE
The format and content of your CV is left to your discretion. You do not need to include
contact details as these are included earlier in the application. Your CV should not exceed four
(4) pages.
DIVERSITY MONITORING FORM
This form does not form part of the formal application. The data provided in the applicant’s
Diversity Monitoring Form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will form no part of
the scheme’s selection procedure. The form should be submitted as a separate Word
document along with the full application.
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