Want to be funded to start your own business after graduation?

We pride ourselves on the comprehensive range of activities on offer to students to develop their own ideas and gain valuable experience during their degree programme. With the Alumni Innovation Awards, we seek to build on this foundation by offering promising graduates the chance to win an award to help take an innovative idea to market.

Award winners are supported to develop their ideas into viable businesses, encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs. Through these awards, we aim to encourage a culture of change across the University, with students seeing an aspiration to become an entrepreneur as a clear and viable career choice. With the help of the SETsquared network and award winning business incubation programme, the scheme helps launch businesses which have the potential for true global impact.
This award is only open to final year students or researchers who want to start their own business after graduation.

The deadline to apply for the Alumni Innovation Award will be Monday 4th April 2022 at midday.

If you are shortlisted you will be invited to pitch to a panel on campus or online on the morning of Thursday 14th April. Please do not apply if you are unavailable to pitch.

Click the above button to learn about the details of the Award and to complete an application form.

Please note to apply you must submit a business plan. If you haven’t already done this through our Entrepreneurship Programme activities you can do this here.