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Resident Entrepreneurs

SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA-DRIVEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN EDINBURGH AND SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND

If you are an individual or a small team that would like to develop a new product or service using data or data-driven technology, you can apply for funding of up to £12,000 to support your work.

Applications for Round 8 Resident Entrepreneurs are open now and close on Wednesday 14th September at 5pm.

If you are interested in applying to be a Resident Entrepreneur and would like to discuss your application idea with the CI team, join us for our RE Discovery Workshop, taking place online on Wednesday 31st August at 3pm.

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As a Resident Entrepreneur, you will have access to:

Find out more about our Resident Entrepreneurs
Round 1       Round 2        Round 3

Round 4      Round 5        Round 6

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OPEN

If you are interested in hosting a Resident Entrepreneur, please get in touch with the Creative Informatics team who will be happy to discuss this further with you.

More information on what being a Host Organisation involves, including eligibility criteria and selection process, can be found in the Resident Entrepreneur Guidance Document.

Resident Entrepreneurs Guidance

 

TIMELINE

  • 27.07.2022
    Applications for Resident Entrepreneurs Open
  • 14.09.2022
    Application Deadline
  • 27.09.2022
    Panel meets to select Resident Entrepreneurs
  • 30.09.2022
    Resident Entrepreneur applicants informed of decision

Applications for Round 7 Resident Entrepreneurs are now closed.

Applications for Round 8 Resident Entrepreneurs will open on Wednesday 27th July 2022.

If you have any questions about the Resident Entrepreneurs application process, please contact the Creative Informatics team at creativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk.

Resident Entrepreneurs Guidance

TIMELINE

  • 27.07.2022
    Applications for Resident Entrepreneurs open
  • 14.09.2022
    Application deadline
  • 27.09.2022
    Panel meets to select Resident Entrepreneurs
  • 30.09.2022
    Resident Entrepreneur applicants informed of decision

APPLICATIONS

Applications for Resident Entrepreneurs open twice a year in spring and autumn. Projects can run for between 3 and 9 months and applications should respond to one of the following R&D priorities:

  • Developing access to and engagement with new audiences and markets.
  • Developing new modalities of experience.
  • Unlocking the value of archives and data sets.
  • Exploring new business models for the creative industries

The Resident Entrepreneurs programme is funded through the City Deal Data Driven Innovation (DDI) Initiative and is open to applicants from Edinburgh and all six of the Edinburgh and Southeast Scotland city regions (Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian, West Lothian, Fife, and Scottish Borders).

DATES

27.07.2022ROUND #8

Applications open for Round 8 of Resident Entrepreneurs.

FIND OUT MORE

If you require any further information on the selection process for Resident Entrepreneurs, or have any questions about your application, please contact the Creative Informatics team.

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