LIF Advance 2021-2022 - Application Guidance Notes Deadline: 27 September 2021, 12:00PM - Royal Academy of Engineering
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LIF Advance
2021-2022
Application Guidance Notes
Deadline:
27 September 2021, 12:00PM
All questions to be sent to
info-lif@raeng.org.uk
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 1 |Contents
About the Academy .......................................................................................................... 3
Talent & Diversity .................................................................................................................... 3
Innovation ............................................................................................................................... 3
Policy & Engagement ............................................................................................................... 3
Introduction to LIF Advance .............................................................................................. 4
Objectives................................................................................................................................ 4
Programme Structure............................................................................................................... 4
Application and Programme Timelines.............................................................................. 6
The LIF Advance Programme............................................................................................. 7
2021-2022 Programme Theme .......................................................................................... 8
Eligibility Criteria .............................................................................................................. 9
Diversity Statement ........................................................................................................ 10
How to Apply.................................................................................................................. 11
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 12
Application Questions..................................................................................................... 13
1. Personal Details ................................................................................................................. 13
2. Your Innovation ................................................................................................................. 13
2. Your Innovation (cont’d)..................................................................................................... 15
3. Your Business ..................................................................................................................... 16
3. Your Business (cont’d) ........................................................................................................ 17
3. Your Business (cont’d) ........................................................................................................ 18
4. LIF Advance ........................................................................................................................ 19
5. Declaration ........................................................................................................................ 20
6. Marketing .......................................................................................................................... 20
FAQs .............................................................................................................................. 21
Terms and Conditions ..................................................................................................... 24
General.................................................................................................................................. 24
Applications........................................................................................................................... 24
Publicity and further activities ................................................................................................ 24
Liability.................................................................................................................................. 24
Data protection ..................................................................................................................... 25
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 2 |About the Academy
The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a
sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with
our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving
innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public.
Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age. This will be achieved
through:
Talent & Diversity
We’ll grow talent by training, supporting, mentoring and funding the most talented and
creative researchers, innovators and leaders from across the engineering profession –with
an aim to help over 7,500 professionals to enhance their leadership skills.
We’ll develop skills for the future by identifying the challenges of an ever-changing world and
developing the skills and ideas we need to build a resilient and diverse engineering
profession. We’ve set ourselves a target to work with over 500 engineering businesses and
organisations to champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Innovation
We’ll drive innovation by investing in some of the UK’s most creative and exciting
engineering ideas and businesses. In partnership with industry, entrepreneurs and
academia, we’re on course to support the growth of more than 500 companies through our
Enterprise Hub.
We’ll build global partnerships that bring the world’s best engineers from industry,
entrepreneurship, and academia together to address the greatest global challenges of our
age. As a leading voice in engineering and technology, we’re working to build networks and
partnerships in over 40 countries, across six continents.
Policy & Engagement
We’ll influence policy through the National Engineering Policy Centre, providing independent
and expert guidance to government, drawing on the expertise and creativity of over 450,000
engineers. In our 2020-25 strategy we’ve committed to working with over 1,000
policymakers in the UK and internationally to improve people’s lives.
We’ll engage the public by opening their eyes to the wonders of engineering and inspiring
young people to become the next generation of engineers. Through campaigns like This is
Engineering, we’re changing perceptions of the profession and by 2025, we’ll have helped a
million young people from every background in the UK to explore a career in engineering.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 3 |Introduction to LIF Advance
LIF Advance is a bespoke, individual
programme of relationship-building and
business growth activities open to alumni of
the Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF)
programme.
The programme aims to help participants grow
their businesses, expand their networks into the
UK, and further develop their leadership skills
within the LIF community. It achieves this by bringing together a cohort of innovators from
the LIF Community and providing them with bespoke training, mentoring, and networking
opportunities, both internationally and in the UK.
Objectives
1. Support the best of LIF alumni worldwide to achieve their full commercial potential
and equip them to grow their business.
2. Provide a landing opportunity into the UK innovation ecosystem for participants who
might wish to establish a business in the UK or partner with relevant UK
organisations.
3. Support LIF Advance participants to take on leadership roles in the LIF Community
and in their regional and national innovation ecosystems.
Programme Structure
The LIF Advance programme has three pillars:
Individual needs analysis and goal setting
The LIF Advance programme is bespoke to each participant’s needs, with the goal of
supporting each individual to identify and overcome their barriers to commercial growth and
development. Participants will work closely with their peers, mentors, and trainers to define
short- and medium-term goals, and action plans to achieve them.
Cohort formation and streaming
The emphasis in LIF Advance is on the formation of a strong cohort. While all participants
receive bespoke, individualised support, they will also benefit from relationships and shared
experiences with their LIF Advance peers. Depending on the size of the cohort, participants
may be further streamed into ‘Growth Groups’ – smaller groups of LIF Advance participants
each focused on a particular challenge common to members of the group.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 4 |Strategic relationship-building support
Since first taking part in the LIF programme, LIF Advance participants will have made
significant progress in refining their business model and product design. The next steps in
their commercialisation journey will require advice from and connections with key
stakeholders in their industry, including investors, regulatory authorities, manufacturers and
distributors. LIF Advance will provide the tools and opportunities to meet with these key
stakeholders in the UK and open the doors for them to be able to move forward into the next
stages of growth for their business venture.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 5 |Application and Programme Timelines
Application Process 2021 Programme Timeline 2021-2022
Application submitted Phase 1 - Training and Mentoring
by 27 September, 12:00PM (BST) November 2021 – March 2022
Checked for eligibility Phase 2 – UK Residential
in September and October 2021 26 March – 2 April 2022 (TBC)
Reviewed by Judging Panel Phase 3 – Self-Directed Learning
in October 2021 April – July 2022
Unsuccessful All participants will be contacted
Successful
applicants by the Academy 12 months
applicants
informed in following the close of the
selected
November programme to check in on
progress
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 6 |The LIF Advance Programme
Up to 15 applicants will be selected to join the 2021-2022 LIF Advance cohort, and receive a
bespoke package of training, mentoring, and networking support. The programme will start
in November 2021 and run for 9 months to July 2022. The programme is broken down into
three phases:
Phase Main Goals Activities
Participants will:
• Build a detailed view of their business and a clear
Remote training ‘ask’ for stakeholders at the London residential.
1 • Develop their knowledge of the UK tech
November Cohort building ecosystem overall, including a nuanced
2021 - March understanding of the key players and
2022 Preparation for organisations in their own sector.
Phase 2 • Develop relationships with their fellow LIF
Advance participants, mentors and trainers, and
build a strong cohort identity.
Participants will:
• Travel to the UK for an in-person residential in
2 Partnership and London.
26 March – 2 network building • Participate in an individualised stream of
April (TBC) in the UK1 meetings, training, and network-building events.
• Continue to develop their cohort dynamic through
team-building activities.
Participants will:
• Strengthen connections and partnerships
Self-directed and
developed at the UK residential.
remote learning
3 • Move towards a self-directed model of learning,
April – July supported by their mentors and peers through
Networking and
2022 individual and whole-cohort calls.
partnership
• Create opportunities to take leadership roles
development
within the LIF Community and in their local and
regional areas.
1
Due to COVID-19, in-person training at the UK residential is not guaranteed for the 2021-2022 programme.
However, the Academy recognises that meeting fellow LIF Advance participants and UK innovation
stakeholders in-person is important for building strong relationships and future partnerships. The Academy is
exploring potential alternatives should the UK residential not be able to take place, including holding a
residential programme at a regional ‘hub’ location.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 7 |2021-2022 Programme Theme
Digital technologies for social inclusion
Each LIF Advance cohort has a specific thematic focus. The theme of the 2021-2022
programme is ‘Digital technologies for social inclusion’.
Digital technologies are not value neutral. While they have provided the means for significant
advances in individual and societal well-being, they can also generate serious ethical
problems with real-world consequences. The is risk is that digital technologies hinder
progress towards reducing inequalities more than they help.
This year’s LIF Advance is open to participants’ whose innovation leverages digital
technologies for the ultimate benefit of society. In addition to supporting participants to
achieve their full commercial potential, LIF Advance will also equip participants with the skills
and knowledge they need to address the risks of digital technologies while ensuring the
benefits they bring can apply to everyone.
This thematic area could cover digital technologies deployed across a number of sectors. It
includes, but is not limited to:
• Finance – technologies which support individuals or communities to participate in and
benefit from financial systems which would be otherwise unavailable to them.
• Education – technologies which increase access to educational resources and/or
address the specific needs of individual or communities who aren’t served by current
educational models.
• Healthcare – technologies for individuals or communities with healthcare needs that
impact their quality of life.
• Natural Environment – technologies which mitigate the impacts of climate change or
contribute to a sustainable, Net Zero future.
• Built Environment – technologies which address challenges in urban or rural built
environments in order to improve quality of life for residents.
• Digital Infrastructure – technologies which improve other digital systems in order to
ultimately promote social inclusion and reduce inequality, especially systems that build
digital capacity in low- and middle-income countries.
Full thematic eligibility criteria are described in the following section.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 8 |Eligibility Criteria
All applicants should:
• Be a member of the LIF alumni community or be a current participant on the LIF7
programme.
• Have progressed the innovation with which they are applying to the programme to
at least TRL Level 7. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of TRL Level
achievement in the application.
• Have started a business around their innovation. Applicants will be required to
provide evidence of business incorporation in their application.
• Be able to commit to LIF Advance for the duration of the programme, including
being able to commit to travel internationally. All costs associated with the LIF
Advance programme will be paid for by the Royal Academy of Engineering, with the
exception of visas and travel insurance 2. Applicants will not need to cover any costs
associated with the training programme in London, nor need to have any funds to
support a trip to the UK.
• Be interested in exploring partnership, funding, or other development
opportunities in the UK innovation ecosystem, including (but not limited to)
establishing a business in the UK.
• Be committed to LIF and Academy goals around sustainable development and
responsible innovation.
In addition to the above, applicants should ensure they meet the following thematic eligibility
criteria:
• Applicants must be working on an innovation that leverages digital technologies
such as AI, IoT, blockchain, machine learning, robotics, or the underlying hardware that
makes such technologies possible.
• The innovation should address inequalities facing individuals and communities
who are not always reached because of geography, socioeconomic status, gender or
other social or cultural reasons.
2
Please contact the LIF team at the Academy if assuming the cost of visas and travel insurance would prevent
you from taking part in the LIF Advance programme.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 9 |Diversity Statement
The Royal Academy of Engineering is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes
applications from all under-represented groups across engineering.
It is the Academy's policy to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged or receives less
favourable treatment because of:
• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Gender and sexual orientation
The LIF Advance programme welcomes applications from everyone in our Alumni
community who meets the eligibility criteria, and particularly encourages women to apply.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 10 |How to Apply
All applications must be submitted via the online Grant Management System (GMS),
available here: https://grants.raeng.org.uk/
You must register through the system before you can apply. If you applied to the LIF
programme through GMS before, you may already have a GMS account. Please use your
existing GMS account if possible or follow the instructions on the Login Page if you cannot
remember your username or password from previous application cycles.
The application form has six sections and will take approximately 1 – 1.5 hours to complete
on GMS. More time will be required to gather relevant supporting documentation and
prepare answers offline.
After logging in to GMS, please select LIF Advance 2021-2022. This will take you to the
‘Instructions’ screen.
On the Instructions screen, you will see some general instructions on how to use the system
as well as the six sections of the application form.
1. Personal details
2. Innovation
3. Business
4. LIF Advance
5. Statements and declaration
6. Marketing
Don’t forget to save your work!
At any stage in the process you can save your work and return to it later. The system
will automatically save your work when you change pages, but we recommend that you
also save your work manually to avoid loss of data.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 11 |You can answer the questions in any order, so you may skip sections and return to them
later if you wish. You may prefer to compose your answers offline and copy and paste them
into the form.
To submit your application, all sections and all required questions must be completed. Once
you have completed all sections and required questions, a ‘Submit Application’ button will
become available at the bottom of the summary page.
Troubleshooting
If you try logging in and the GMS displays the below message, please try clearing your
cookies and browser history, closing the window, and opening the page again in a new
window.
Alternatively, you can try using a different browser or opening your application in an
incognito window.
If you are still having issues after trying the above steps to resolve the problem, please
contact the LIF team.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 12 |Application Questions
Questions with an asterisk (*) next to them are required and must be completed by all
applicants.
1. Personal Details
This section asks for your details, such as your name, contact details and LIF year.
Question Information
Contact details* Please enter your most up-to-date contact details. Any
communications about the LIF Advance programme will be sent to
the email address provided here.
Country* Please select your country from the drop-down list.
Which year of LIF did Please select the year of LIF that you participated in.
you participate in?* • LIF1: 2014/15
• LIF2: 2015/16
• LIF3: 2016/17
• LIF4: 2017/18
• LIF5: 2018/19
• LIF6: 2019/20
• LIF7: 2020/21
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 13 |2. Your Innovation
In this section, please provide the key details on your innovation and the technology behind
it.
Question Information
Innovation Title* Please provide the title of your innovation.
Business name* Please give the name of your business or company.
Current team details* Please give your details and those of any other key team
members who are currently working with you on your
innovation.
If you are applying as an individual, please complete your own
details here.
Is this the same If you are working on a different innovation to the one you
business/innovation brought to the LIF programme originally, you will be asked to
with which you briefly describe why you decided to change projects.
originally came to the
LIF programme?*
What problem does 250 words maximum.
your innovation
address in the area of Please describe the problem that your innovation aims to solve.
‘Digital technologies for
social inclusion’?* You can describe the problem in any way you like, but you may
want to address the following questions:
• What is the scale of this problem?
• How urgent is this problem?
• Who is experiencing this problem?
• What will be the impact to them and others if this problem is
solved?
Innovation Summary* 250 words maximum
Please describe your innovation. How does it solve the problem
you outlined in the previous question? What are the benefits of
your innovation, and for whom?
How does your 250 words maximum
innovation work?*
Please give a brief description of the science or technology that
underpins your innovation. Please avoid over-technical
language – keep the text simple and at an appropriate level for
a non-technical audience.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 14 |2. Your Innovation (cont’d)
Question Information
TRL* Please choose from the drop-down list the technological
readiness level (TRL) that best describes your innovation at
your current stage.
More information about TRLs can be found in the Eligibility
Criteria section.
What is the intellectual Please describe what you have done to date to identify and
property and how is it protect the intellectual property for your innovation. Provide
protected?* details of any patents, trademarks, licence agreements and/or
copyrights you currently hold or are in the process of applying
for. Please also specify where this intellectual property
protection applies.
If you do not yet have an intellectual property strategy for your
innovation or business, please indicate that here.
Primary technological Please select from the drop-down list the main technological
sector or research sector or research area that describes your innovation.
area*
Of the UN’s Global Please select from the drop-down list the main UN Sustainable
Goals for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) your innovation is contributing
Development, which is towards achieving.
the most relevant to the
problem your
innovation addresses?*
Secondary Sustainable If required, indicate which other SDG your innovation is relevant
Development Goal to.
Additional material Please upload or link to any documents that further describe
about your innovation* your innovation or demonstrates how it works.
You may wish to share:
• Technical videos, schematics, and diagrams that show how
your innovation works.
• Short videos or pictures that show your innovation in action.
Website and social If you have a website or social media page for your business
media and/or innovation, please provide the link(s). Please only
provide links to active, business accounts. Do not provide links
to personal accounts or inactive pages.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 15 |3. Your Business
In this section, please provide details on your business or business plans, including your
business model, customers and market.
Question Information
Business stage* Please select from the drop-down list the stage that best fits
your business.
Organisation type* From the drop-down list, please select the type of organisation
that best fits your business.
Your role in the E.g., CEO, CTO, COO, Managing director.
company*
Employees* Please tell us how many full-time and paid employees are
currently working for your business.
If none, put 0.
Other employees* Please tell us how many others, including part-time staff,
volunteers, or consultants, are working in your business.
If none, please put 0.
How much funding Please enter the amount of funding raised in each of following
have you raised for categories to date. If none, put 0.
your
business/innovation to Please provide this number in GBP, you can convert local
date?* currencies to GBP at: https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/
• Personal savings/Family & friends
• Academic grants
• Other grants or awards (from governments, corporates,
foundations, etc.)
• Angel investors
• Business incubators and accelerators
• Crowdfunding
• Venture Capital funds
• Bank loans
• Other
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 16 |3. Your Business (cont’d)
Question Information
Type of funding sought* Please select all the types of funding you will be pursuing in the
next 2 years to achieve your business/innovation goals.
• Personal savings/Family & friends
• Academic grants
• Other grants or awards (from governments, corporates,
foundations, etc.)
• Angel investors
• Business incubators and accelerators
• Crowdfunding
• Venture Capital funds
• Bank loans
• Other
• I don’t know/I haven’t decided yet
Amount of funding Please tell us how much total funding from the above sources
sought* you aim to raise for your business/innovation in the next 2
years, in GBP (https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/).
Profit margin If relevant to your stage, please provide your profit margin in
GBP (https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/).
Business valuation Please give an estimation of the business value before external
investment, in GBP (https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/).
What is your business 500 words maximum.
model?*
Please outline your business model, providing details on the
following aspects:
• Your value proposition
• Users/customers and the channels used to reach out to
them.
• Main revenues
• Cost structures
• Why you think it will succeed.
Please describe the 200 words maximum.
current market, the
market opportunity, Please describe:
competitors, and your • The market size for your innovation
competitive • What is already available (competitors)
advantage.* • Why your solution is better
• Any opportunities to scale.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 17 |3. Your Business (cont’d)
Question Information
Who are your 200 words maximum.
customers?*
Please describe:
• Who your customers are
• Your preferred route to market
• What channels you will use to reach your customers
• Any details on customer research you have done (if
applicable).
What evidence can you 200 words maximum.
share that customers
are willing or committed If applicable, please provide details on how many customers
to buying or using your you’ve engaged with, feedback you’ve received, and any
solution? product/service sales you’ve made.
What is your business 200 words maximum.
plan?*
Please provide details on the current status or stage of your
business, and your business plan.
What major risks or 200 words maximum.
challenges are you
facing?* Please identify any major risks or challenges you face within the
next 2 – 5 years, and any steps you will take to mitigate or
overcome these.
Business documents If relevant, please upload any supporting documentation
relating to your business such as your pitch deck or a detailed
business plan.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 18 |4. LIF Advance
In this section, please describe why you are interested in LIF Advance and how it might
benefit your business.
Question Information
What are your priorities Tell us about your project plan for the coming year. Please list
for development in the any important business or professional milestones, such as
next 6-12 months?* moving into new markets, distribution, team growth,
registration/regulatory approval, etc.
What do you hope to 300 words maximum.
gain from the LIF
Advance programme?* You may wish to reflect on the aims of the LIF Advance
programme, and describe how the programme activities might
support you to achieve your goals.
What connections are 500 words maximum.
you hoping to make
with the UK’s tech If known, you may list specific individuals or organisations you
ecosystem, and how wish to connect with, or specific programmes you would like to
will they help your apply for (e.g., UK Innovators Visa). If you do not yet have
business?* specific connections in mind, don’t worry! Please describe any
general opportunities you would like to explore in the UK.
Please describe how the connections, programmes, or
opportunities listed above will help your business.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 19 |5. Statements and Declarations
In this section, you must declare that you adhere to the terms and conditions of the LIF
Advance programme in order to submit your application.
Question Information
Applicant declaration Please read the declaration carefully, write your name and position
and tick the checkbox to proceed, confirming you agree with the
conditions of the LIF Advance programme.
6. Marketing
The answers you provide in this section will help the LIF team market the programme in the
future.
Please note that any answers you provide in this section will not impact your application.
Question Information
Have you applied to the Please select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ from the drop-down list. This is
LIF Advance for information only and will not affect your current
programme before? application.
Have you applied or 100 words max.
participated in any
other Academy Please list any other Royal Academy of Engineering
programmes (excluding programmes you have applied to or participated in, or any
LIF)? other previous involvement you’ve had with the Academy.
There is no need to include your involvement with LIF. This
is for information only and will not affect your current
application.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 20 |FAQs
Q: What kind of innovations fall under the theme of ‘Digital technologies for social
inclusion’?
A: The main eligibility criteria and thematic eligibility criteria for the programme are set out in
the above sections. In general, you should ask yourself:
• Does my innovation depend on or significantly leverage a digital technology such as AI,
IoT, machine learning, robotics, or blockchain, or does it produce the underlying
hardware that makes such technologies possible?
• Does my innovation address inequalities faced by individuals or communities who are
not always reached because of geography, socioeconomic status, gender or other social
or cultural reasons?
If you are still unsure, you are welcome to contact the LIF team at info-lif@raeng.org.uk to
discuss your application. As with the main LIF programme, we do not accept innovations
with a primary application in the defense, military or fossil-fuel-based energy sectors.
Q: What is the review process for LIF Advance applications?
A: All applications to the LIF Advance programme are first checked for eligibility by Academy
staff. Eligible applications will go to a Selection panel, who will perform an in-depth review
into the application, including reviewing the innovation, business and reasons for wanting to
participate in LIF Advance. Sometimes, some candidates may be contacted for further
information that is required by the Selection Panel before they can make their decision.
The Selection Panel will consider:
• Adherence to all entry and eligibility requirements
• The potential social, economic, or environmental benefit of the innovation to socially
excluded groups
• The benefit that LIF Advance could provide for the applicant, their business and/or their
team.
Q: If I am accepted on to the LIF Advance programme, will I need to travel?
A: Phase 1 and Phase 3 of the LIF Advance programme will be carried out remotely (online).
Phase 2 of the programme is the UK residential programme, which will take place in London,
UK, COVID-19 restrictions permitting.
The LIF Team appreciates the importance of meeting in-person, and the benefits that come
with in-person networking and relationship-building opportunities. Our primary goal is to find
a way to provide an in-person experience for all participants on the LIF Advance
programme.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 21 |Ideally, our residential programme would take place in the UK so that participants can take
advantage of proximity to the UK tech ecosystem to build connections and develop
networks. However, depending on the COVID situation in the UK and internationally, these
plans may need to be adjusted.
If we cannot run the residential in the UK, we will look to run an in-person event or series of
events outside of the UK, bringing together smaller sections of the cohort depending on the
cohort’s geographical locations.
If no in-person events can take place, we will deliver the residential week online.
Q: What is the cost to participate in LIF Advance?
A: There is no fee or tuition for the LIF Advance programme.
All travel costs related to Phase 2 will be covered by the Academy, with the exception of
visas and travel insurance which participants must organise and cover independently.
If the cost of obtaining a visa and arranging travel insurance would prevent you from taking
part in the programme, please contact the LIF Team on info-lif@raeng.org.uk.
Q: What is the Academy’s policy around COVID-secure travelling?
A: The health and safety of participants in any Academy programme is of the utmost
importance. All of our events adhere to current UK government regulations and guidance
around COVID-19. Guests at Prince Philip House may be asked to wear face coverings and
stay physically distanced in order to ensure the safety and comfort of everyone on the
programme.
Depending on the travel regulations and requirements at the time of the UK Residential,
financial support may be available for pre- and post-travel testing, hotel quarantine stays,
and other COVID-related requirements. Selected participants on the LIF Advance
programme will receive further information closer to their travel dates.
Q: What is the Academy’s policy around sustainable travel?
A: The Academy acknowledges its responsibility and commitment to minimising the
impact of its activities on the environment as an intrinsic part of its ambition to
harness the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and inclusive
economy that works for everyone.
All participant flights will be carbon-offset at no cost to the participant.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 22 |Q: My internet is sometimes unstable. Can I still participate in the LIF Advance
programme if it is delivered virtually?
A: The LIF team will support applicants where possible to ensure an unstable internet
connection does not become a barrier to application to the programme. If you think you will
have a problem connecting to the online training programme, please let us know by
contacting info-lif@raeng.org.uk.
Q: I was unsuccessful last year. Can I apply again?
A: You may submit a new application every year, provided your innovation meets the
thematic and general eligibility criteria for the new LIF Advance round.
Q: I have multiple products or innovations. Can I apply more than once?
A: No. Applicants may only submit one application per LIF Advance round.
Q: I am working on a different innovation to the one I brought to the original LIF
programme. Am I still eligible to apply?
A: Yes. If your new innovation meets the thematic and general eligibility criteria, you are
welcome to apply to the LIF Advance programme.
Q: I’m currently on the LIF7 programme. Am I still eligible to apply?
A: Yes. All LIF7 participants whose innovations meet the thematic and general eligibility
criteria are invited to apply for the LIF Advance programme. LIF7 participants considering
applying to the LIF Advance programme may wish to take the following into account:
• The LIF Advance programme is bespoke to each participant. The programme delivery
team will work with you to co-design a programme that meets your individual needs. You
will need a good understanding of your innovation, business, and goals for the future in
order to fully participate in this process.
• Getting the most out of the LIF Advance programme will require a significant time
commitment, including international travel. You may want to reflect on whether you have
the time to devote to this.
• There may be some overlap between the start of LIF Advance and the end of LIF7.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 23 |Terms and Conditions
This section sets out the terms and conditions under which the LIF Advance programme is
being offered. Please ensure you fully understand the eligibility criteria and have read this
document in full before applying.
General
The LIF Advance programme is run by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The Academy is
not-for-profit entity and takes no stake in any business or innovation accepted onto the
programme.
The Selection Panel has been convened by the Academy solely for the purpose of selecting
participants for the LIF Advance programme and will make the final decision.
There is no cash award available for any participants on the LIF Advance programme.
Applications
By applying for the programme, applicants will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to
be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
Any applications that are incomplete, late, do not adhere to the guidelines or contain false
information will be rejected.
By applying to be considered for selection on to the programme, applicants warrant that all
information submitted is true, current, and complete. The Selection Panel reserves the right
to verify the eligibility of all entrants and the veracity of all statements made.
Publicity and further activities
All LIF Advance participants will be expected to participate in promotional activities where
appropriate.
Liability
Protection of any intellectual property rights in any content submitted is the sole
responsibility of the owner of such rights. The Academy recommends that no application is
made before the protection of any such rights has been considered. All applications are
made at the applicant’s own risk and the applicant agrees to release the Selection Panel, the
Academy, its employees, and all other connected persons from any liability relating to
infringement (whether actual or threatened) of any such rights by a third party anywhere in
the world.
LIF Advance 2021-2022 Applicant Guidance | 24 |The applicant is solely responsible for the content of their application.
In submitting an application to be considered for the LIF Advance programme, applicants
agree to fully indemnify the Selection Panel, the Academy, its employees and all other
connected persons in respect of all actions, claims, costs, damages, demands, expenses,
fines, liabilities, losses, penalties, sanctions, amounts paid in settlement, out of pocket
expenses, interest, penalties, and all legal and other professional costs and expenses that
may be incurred by any of them in respect of any claims that the nomination and the content
that it contains infringes the proprietary rights of a third party.
Data protection
The Academy will hold all personal data in confidence and will not release it to any third
parties without consent, except to those involved in the delivery, audit, review, and
evaluation of the LIF and LIF Advance programmes.
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