Activate Fellowship

Run by Activate.

A two-year, in-person fellowship in Cambridge that begins on 1 July and requires fellows to relocate to the Boston/Cambridge area. Each project or company receives $100,000 in research funding, which may also pay for laboratory space; Activate charges no fees and takes no equity. Fellows work across deeptech, climate, energy and materials.

Investment

US$100,000 (At North America median $100k · Above global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 66% of North America · Like 79% globally)

Duration

104 weeks (Longer than North America median 13 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

annual

Location

Cambridge, United States

Sectors

• Deep Tech
• Climate
• Energy
• Materials

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://activate.org/faq read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, batch cadence, format, application url, contact email

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Last verified 2026-09-21.