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WeVenture - Ideation

WeVenture: Ideation empowers women researchers to explore and shape early-stage ideas into potential opportunities

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What is it?

WeVenture: Ideation empowers women researchers to explore and shape early-stage ideas into potential opportunities.

Through a structured series of interactive workshops and mentorship, you’ll develop an entrepreneurial mindset, identify possibilities within your research, and build the confidence to take the first steps toward impact.

Designed to support you at the ideation stage, this programme nurtures creativity, ambition, and capability, helping you recognise the value of your specific research and explore how they could translate into real-world solutions.

WeVenture is delivered through the Alinea Framework

Who is it for?

This programme is open to:

  • Any woman in research
  • Postgraduate Researcher: Master’s Doctoral Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Fellow, Research Associate, Research Scientist, Senior Researcher, Principal Investigator, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Research Director, Head of Research levels
  • From any sector or discipline
  • Affiliated with a regional college, research center, or university
  • Located on the island of Ireland
  • Demonstrating a clear interest in innovation, impact and a desire to explore entrepreneurial pathways
  • Demonstrating readiness to actively engage in ideation, peer learning and collaborative programme activities, including openness to testing ideas and contributing to group discussions

Applicants are expected to commit to full participation in programme activities over the duration of the programme.

Applicants may apply to one WeVenture programme at a time and should choose the option that best reflects their current needs and goals.

InterTradeIreland reserves the right to apply additional assessment criteria to the WeVenture Programme. Management decisions are final in these matters.

Applicants involved in activities associated with gambling, significant health risks, immoral activity, or any activity that could negatively impact the reputation of InterTradeIreland will not be supported.

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Why choose WeVenture: Ideation

Build an entrepreneurial mindset and confidence to explore new ideas
Learn to identify and evaluate research-driven opportunities
Develop creativity, opportunity recognition, and early validation skills
Gain a clear path towards research commercialisation
Connect with mentors, peers, and experts while accessing guidance on next steps
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What can you expect to achieve:

  • Build confidence and an entrepreneurial mindset to explore and develop new ideas.
  • Strengthen your ability to identify and assess opportunities within your research.
  • Develop creativity and early‑stage thinking to shape ideas into potential solutions.
  • Grow your understanding of how research can translate into real‑world impact.
  • Connect with peers, mentors and supports to help guide your next steps.

Key Information

How to apply

Applications are now open for WeVenture: Ideation and will close 29th July 2026.

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