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The Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) programme

The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) programme supports talented entrepreneurs from around the globe to turn their engineering innovations into impactful, sustainable businesses. We nurture bold, scalable innovations from all areas of engineering and technology that are addressing some of the world’s most complex environmental, economic, and societal challenges. LIF programme offer various support include:

Bespoke training and mentorship from world-leading experts.

Access to our prestigious network of Academy Fellows, entrepreneurs, investors, government officials, and business leaders.

Acceptance into the LIF Community: our 1,500+ alumni network providing continuous training and networking, as well as peer support.

Zero loss of equity, fee or IP for the businesses that LIF support.

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LIF Alumni Malaysia Statistics

89 Alumni Members

Over 370 new high value jobs created

$2.4 Million of third-party follow-on funding raised

6 against 17 SDGs delivered

We have supported more than 1100 innovators from all 17 Newton Fund partner countries, and more than 1450 innovators from 19 countries.

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LIF Innovator Profile