Do you want to acquire the requisite entrepreneurial skills, get funded and start your own business with a group of like minded students?

Then apply to Arden University Inter-Institution Competition (A Global University System Collaboration). This competition is designed around the needs of our motivated students who want to either launch their own businesses or grow existing ones.

One group of students per institution will be selected through a set of criteria describe below and will expect to attend a series of carefully planned master classes that will be delivered a mixture of industry experts and academics with industry backgrounds.

After which, your group will be required to compete in a grand final pitch competition with group of students and awarded prizes.

Competition Dates (all online):

Bootcamp Sessions February and March – Opening Ceremony 17th Feb @14.00

Pitch Competition: Thursday April 10th

Below, you will find details of the project and how to register:

Application opens on January 29th and closes on February 21st How to apply?

• Fill out the application form below and submit to the email below:

Criteria

• Must be a current student of one of our Global University Systems partners
• Must submit a group application (minimum 1-maximum 5 in a group)
• Commit to attend all the bootcamp sessions

Note:  One group will be selected per institution.

1. Prizes Grand Prize (1 winner across all institutions): £1,500
2. Runner-Up (1 across all institutions): £1000 
3. Institutional Winners (1 from each institution - 8 total): £250 each (Total: £2,000) 

4. Special Category Awards ( Best Sustainability Idea, Most Innovative Solution, Best Teamwork, Adaptive Entrepreneur, and Use of Generative AI - 5 awards): £100 each (Total: £500)  

   Breakdown: 

   • Grand Prize: £1,500
   • Runner-Up: £1000
   • Institutional Winners: £2000 (8 prizes, £250 each)
   • Special Category Awards: £500 (5 awards, £100 each) Total: £5,000 

Please see full competition details under the terms and conditions found here under the Arden University Inter-Institution Competition title: https://arden.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions.