Application for Venture Fellowship

Please complete this application for the Venture Fellow (Builder Track) at NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute. Submitting this form does not confirm an appointment. All appointments are merit-based and subject to review and written confirmation by NanoTRIZ. Where applicable, selected applicants may be offered a Full Tuition Scholarship (100% waiver of educational fees) in exchange for technical co-creation and rapid prototyping.

Track Privileges (for selected Fellows)Commercial Equity:

Potential co-founder/equity pathway, subject to a separate written agreement, if co-created tools achieve market fit and a spin-off is formed.
Academic Portfolio: Portfolio-grade technical assets for your CV; co-authorship on methodology papers may be possible where appropriate.
Institutional Access: Access to NanoTRIZ proprietary AI architecture and contradiction analysis workflows during the fellowship period, subject to Institute policies.

First name

Last name

Academic/ Professional Title / Role

Current Affiliation, Startup or Company (if applicable)

Core Tech Stack & Skills

Target Problem / Innovation Focus

Proposed Tool or MVP Concept

Leadership & Mentorship Preferences. As a Venture Fellow, you may be eligible to lead a vertical project team. Would you like to recruit and mentor Junior Research Fellows for your project?

Collaboration & AI Matching Path — Choose how you wish to engage with the NanoTRIZ research ecosystem:

Collaborative Path (Recommended): I wish to be matched with other Fellows for co-authorship, research teams, patents, or venture building. I consent to NanoTRIZ using automated tools (including the AI Navigator) to analyze my submitted profile data and suggest matches.

Private Path (Individual): I wish to remain hidden from other Fellows. I will work solely on my individual project under the guidance of my scientific mentor. I understand I will not be automatically matched for co-authorship or team-based projects. Privacy: Contact details are shared only after both participants explicitly accept an introduction. Note: You can change these settings at any time wi

Note: You can change these settings at any time within the Secure Lab or by contacting administration.

Upload CV / Resume (PDF)

Upload Project Roadmap (Optional but Recommended) (A 1-page outline of the tool/product you intend to build)

Appointment Acceptance & Terms

Application & Appointment Status. I understand this submission is an application only. Appointment as a Venture Fellow is merit-based and confirmed only after written approval by NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute.

Non-Employment. I understand the Venture Fellow role is a project-based, independent appointment and does not constitute employment, university tenure, or university faculty status

Scholarship & Access. I understand any “Tuition Waived” scholarship and access to the AI Lab (if offered) are discretionary benefits and may be conditional on participation, conduct, and agreed deliverables

IP & Co-Creation Policy. If appointed, I agree that work created within NanoTRIZ projects using Institute proprietary infrastructure may be governed by the Institute’s co-creation and spin-off policies (including treatment of Background IP vs Project IP).

Leadership Protocol (if appointed as Team Lead). If appointed as a Team Lead, I agree to act as a Scientific Lead for my project team and provide mentorship to Junior Fellows in accordance with Institute standards.

Publicity & Media Consent (Optional). If appointed, I grant NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute a non-exclusive right to use my name, profile photo, biography, and project title(s) on the Institute’s official website, social media, and annual reports to showcase the fellowship and co-created work. (If I am under 18, publication will occur only after a parent/guardian email and signed consent form are provided.)

Upload Profile Photo (Optional) (Used for the NanoTRIZ Fellows webpage and public directory — only if you grant the consent above.)

Disclaimer — Institutional Status & Legal Disclosure

Non-Employment: The Venture Fellow role is a project-based, independent appointment and does not constitute employment, university tenure, or a commercial hiring contract.
Internal Designation: “Venture Fellow” is an internal title within the Builder/Engineer Track. It reflects access to Institute resources and community participation and does not confer external academic rank.
Accreditation: NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute (ABN: 60 349 600 938) is an independent Australian research entity and is not a TEQSA-registered higher education provider.

agreement-builder-track