Student Entrepreneur Awards 2024
Student Entrepreneur Awards 2024
Turn your Smart Business Idea into a Great Business Idea!
The Student Entrepreneur Awards is at the forefront of supporting student entrepreneurship, giving prospective entrepreneurs a viable pathway to transform their smart ideas into commercial businesses. The competition is a great opportunity for ambitious and enterprising third level students, from all subject disciplines, to build a real-world business venture.
Winners have access to vital funding (totalling €35,000) and tailored expert advice. The sponsors, Enterprise Ireland, Cruickshank, Grant Thornton and the Local Enterprise Office, bring their expertise to the competition to support entrepreneurs in developing viable businesses and creating jobs. They provide expert guidance in areas such as intellectual property, market research, finances and technology development.
Enter by submitting a two-minute video pitch on your idea. The top 50 entries will be selected to submit a business plan and the top 10 entries will be invited to attend the exhibition showcase and awards ceremony.
To find out more and for details on how to enter please visit www.studententrepreneurawards.com
GROWTHhub is available to support your applications. We help in several ways:
- Advice on your application through our Enterprise Idea and Pitch Clinic.
- Access to video recording green room suite to record your applications.
Closing date for video entries is 15 March 2024.
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Other competitions available for student entrepreneurs:
- Bolton Trust Enterprise Competition - The biggest University Enterprise competition in the country. (Application Deadline: 6th February 2024).
- ClimateLaunchpad - The Biggest Green Business Idea Competition on the planet (Applications opening in March 2024).
- Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards - Fund your start-up: €35,000 in cash prizes (closing date 15 March 2024)
- Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Competition - Top price of USA $50,000. (Applications closing 04 January 2024)
- IDEATE Ireland - The initiative uncovers and empowers Ireland’s next generation of entrepreneurs, helping to turn their brilliant ideas into thriving international businesses. ( Applications opening 13 February 2024 & closing 19 March 2024).
- ivenTUre – Summer accelerator programme (open for applications April 2024).
- New Frontiers - Turn your business idea into a successful start-up.
- TU Dublin GROWTHhub Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award. (Applications closing May 2024)
- Venture Lab – Compete for prizes for the best enterprise ideas, including €1,000 prize to the best pitch (submission closed 30 April 2024).
Regards,
GROWTHhub Team
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