Forma Residency

Forma·United Kingdom

A five-week, full-time residency in Bristol for 16 early-stage founders, with a $10,000 scholarship and housing included. Applications close September 20, 2026.

What you get

$10,000Cash

“Do you provide funding? Yes. $10,000. $10K SCHOLARSHIP | HOUSING INCLUDED. Flights are not covered.”

Strings attachedAttend full-time in Bristol and build throughout the residency, including the final week in London. You cannot hold another job during the programme. Flights are not covered.

Can you apply

VC backingNot required

Referral or partnerNot required

Registered companynot stated

IndividualsEligible

Open sourcenot stated

Latest stage acceptedpre seed

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyApplicants must already be building something and be able to attend the full-time, in-person residency in Bristol, including the final week in London. Forma accepts founders in all sectors and does not require traction.

Early-stage founders working on something audacious. All sectors accepted. No traction needed, but you do need momentum. Can I come if I'm still figuring things out? Yes, if you're building. No, if you're browsing. Can I work another job during Forma? No. You'll need to be here full-time.

When

Open now

Forma Residency 2026closes today

What Forma funds

A Bristol-based community running short, in-person residencies for early-stage founders to live and build alongside a small cohort.

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Details

Forma brings 16 early-stage founders to Bristol to live and build together. The page leads with five weeks and then describes a structure that adds up to six: one week of disorientation, four weeks of lock-in, and a final week in London ending in a public Ship and Show for investors and supporters. Mondays are goal setting and group office hours, Fridays are Ship and Show, with weekly supper clubs and occasional workshops in between. Each resident gets a $10,000 scholarship and a private room in a shared two-bed near the campus, with weekly cleaning. Flights are not covered. The funding FAQ still carries an older line saying housing is not covered, which the page header and the housing FAQ both contradict. Forma publishes no equity terms.

Apply on Forma

Read off the Forma page on 8 Sept 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.