KFUPM Postdoctoral Startup Fellowship
A paid postdoc that lets recent PhDs build a hard-tech company at KFUPM, combining a salary with milestone-based startup funding and DTV venture support.
Checked against the operator's own pages on 11 October 2026. Dates change. Always confirm on the programme's own site before you apply.
[ Key terms ]
- Funding
- USD 48,000/year salary + USD 32,000 equity funding
- Duration
- 24 months, extendable to 48
- Format
- In person · Dhahran
Not published: Equity. Ask the organiser.
[ What you get ]
USD 48,000 annual salary, USD 32,000 startup equity funding in milestone-based tranches, housing allowance (three months' salary), campus medical care, lab access and venture support through DTV.
[ Who it's for ]
PhD holders (normally within 3 years of graduation) with an early-stage hard-tech startup or a venture in development, who secure support from a relevant KFUPM research centre and pass a two-stage DTV/KFUPM review.
- Run by
- Dhahran Techno Valley
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Deep tech · Energy · Industry · AI
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