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Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards



Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards

This annual business pitching competition rewards students and graduate entrepreneurs with cash prizes, mentoring and start-up support. 

There are two categories: Technology Business and Non-Technology Business, with a winner and runner up in each. 

This year, there's over £90,000 on offer!

Over and above the cash prizes and valuable press coverage available, this year Santander Universities has teamed up with Talent Cupboard to give the winners digital support and a 'marketing makeover'!

Enterprise SU will submit this year's entries to Santander, with the applicants being decided based on internal competitions.

So if you think your business has what it takes, contact us on enterprisesu@qub.ac.uk

Applicants will be taken through 3 important stages as the competition progresses, to make sure the experience helps you grow your business. For more information visit the Santander website and download the Application Pack.

  • Winner Prize
    • £25,000 of equity-free seed funding
    • Mentoring from business experts
    • Access to the accelerator week 
    • A fully funded intern
    • £500 digital growth voucher from Talent Cupboard
  • Runner Up Prize
    • £15,000 of equity-free seed funding
    • Mentoring from business experts
    • Access to the accelerator week
    • A fully funded intern
    • £500 digital growth voucher from Talent Cupboard
  • Greatest Social, Community or Environmental Impact Winner Prize

    Throughout the competition, judges will also be on the lookout for the entry that has the greatest social, community or environmental impact.

    The winning business will receive:

    • £7,500 of equity-free seed funding
    • Access to the accelerator week 
    • A fully funded intern

Last year we were delighted to have a winner of one of the 2017 categories! Irene Breen from BellaMoon walked away as winner of the Pre-revenue category.

Irene received £20k prize money, mentoring, access to an acceleration week, a fully funded intern and much more!

Applications for 2017/18 Have now closed.