Student Enterprise Competition
Applications for our 2023 Student Enterprise Competition in collaboration with Converge are now open. With a total funding pot of £1,500 available help aspiring student entrepreneurs find out more below and apply!
Converge, Scotland’s largest company creation programme for the university sector, act as a springboard to success by providing academic innovators with the skills, guidance, funding, and network they need to turn their big ideas into commercial reality.
Our competition aims to support students at an early stage of development by providing training and a small pot of funding to allow you to invest in your business idea and will also give you an opportunity to explore undertaking a full Converge application for additional funding and support.
The competition will help participants:
- Identify problems/issues which matter to you
- Develop your enterprising skills
- Explore and refine your ideas
- Discover more about yourself
- Be introduced to Scotland’s start-up ecosystem with a purposeful focus on Converge.
Eligibility
Eligibility
- The competition is open to all students across our partnership.
- Applicants must not be actively trading/registered with HMRC prior to the closing date.
- Group applications are allowed.
Application process
Application process
Participants will have to submit an initial online application. The judging panel will then shortlist up to 10 entries who will be invited to present for the prizes on offer.
In between the shortlisting and judging of the final presentations, finalists will have the opportunity to receive one-to-one support on presenting their ideas.
Key Dates
Key Dates
- Wednesday 12 January 2023: Competition open for applications
- Tuesday 28 February 2023: Competition closes for applications
- Week commencing Monday 6 March 2023: Applications are considered by a judging panel.
- Dates tbc: One-to-one support for presentations.
- Date tbc (provisionally end of March 2023): Finalist presentations and judging
Contact and follow-up support
Contact and follow-up support
For more information, please contact Darlene Russell via email: darlene.m.russell@uhi.ac.uk
Applicants will also be asked if they are happy to be contacted again by UHI and/or Converge regarding other opportunities.
We can also offer shortlisted entries into our 2023 business competition and the 2023 Converge Challenge.
You can apply for the mini competition by completing the online application form.