Program · Fellowship
Amplitude Ventures Fellowship
Amplitude Ventures Fellowship is Amplitude Ventures' fellowship offering paid, full-time summer program for health-focused PhD candidates and MDs.
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
Overview
What Amplitude Ventures Fellowship offers
What Amplitude Ventures Fellowship is
The Amplitude Fellowship is a paid, full-time summer fellowship run by Amplitude Ventures and its biotech venture creation studio Pre-Amp for life-sciences PhD candidates, postdocs, MDs, and inventors who want to explore venture creation rather than a traditional academic path. The program brings fellows together for one-month explorations that turn scientific observations into hypotheses for new healthcare and biotechnology ventures.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Fellowship
- Host organization
- Amplitude Ventures
- Last reviewed
- June 14, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Stipend
Compensation and economics
Paid, full-time summer fellowship (specific compensation not publicly disclosed).
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
The Amplitude Ventures Fellowship focuses on company creation rather than traditional fund investing. It targets health-focused PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and MDs, aiming to identify scientific opportunities that could become the basis for new companies. The program addresses the need for alternative career paths for academics in the healthcare sector.
Eligibility
Ongoing or completed MD training, PhD, or postdoctoral research with a focus on life sciences or healthcare. Must be within one year of completing academic training or ready for employment. Canadian universities actively promote the program.
Selection approach
The application process is open to ongoing or completed MD training, PhD, or postdoctoral research with a focus on life sciences or healthcare. Applicants must be within one year of completing academic training or ready for employment.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare · Biotech · AI · Medical Devices
- Regions
- Canada
- Audience
- Researchers · Students · Builders · Founders
- Geographic eligibility
- Global
- Career stage
- Student · Early Career
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- In Person
- Main location
- Montreal, Canada
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Cohort size
- 8
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Engagement
- Full Time
Delivery model
The program requires in-person participation at Amplitude's Montreal office.
Participation expectations
The fellowship requires a full-time commitment during the summer months.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
- Admissions
- Application Only
- Application materials
- Resume · Written Statement
Published timeline
The fellowship runs for approximately 3 months, from late May through August.
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
In-person immersion at Amplitude's Montreal office. Exposure to healthcare venture building and company creation. Alternative career path exploration for academics. Network access to Canadian health science venture ecosystem.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Amplitude Ventures Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by Amplitude Ventures. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
June 14, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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