Jacobs Startup Competition is the ideal springboard for you to project that unique idea! Contest your idea, benefit from the expertise of successful entrepreneurs through a one-to-one mentorship process, and win thousands of euros to kick-start your venture! Jacobs Startup Competition 2021, is looking for innovative and feasible business ideas. Winning teams receive attractive cash prizes, excellent networking opportunities, and mentoring by selected entrepreneurs and business professionals.
At Jacobs Startup Competition, you will be guided from your first business idea towards your very own company—from vision to venture. From the first application round, you will be provided with valuable advice by experienced founders and entrepreneurship professionals and get a chance to participate in webinars that introduce you to the most important aspects of founding your own business.
The best ten teams will be paired with a personal mentor to guide them through the last application round and prepare them for their pitch during the final event on the Jacobs University campus.
The 2-day finale takes place on the 13th and 14th of March 2021, where you can take part in entrepreneurial workshops, find inspiration from the finalist pitches, and grow your network with like-minded people.
Eligibility
- You can apply as an individual or as a team
- All members of your team who would attend the final event and pitch your idea must be enrolled at a university throughout the course of the competition (October 2020 to March 2021). Non-university students may work on the startup but will not be allowed to pitch the idea
- Business ideas submitted to JSC should not yet have generated revenue of more than 20,000€ p.a
Benefits
- Transportation costs will be subsidized
- First prize 3000 €
- Runner up 1000 €
- 2nd runner up 500 €
- Also,
- many special prizes, including incubator programs and individual coaching sessions
- access to a large network of founders, mentors, and experts
- a platform to pitch your idea to judges and investors
- a unique, international startup atmosphere at the final event
Application Process
- Click here to apply
| Theme | : startups |
| Applicant Country | : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo: Democratic Republic, Congo: Republic |
| For more information | : Jacobs Startup Competition - JSC 2021 Travel Grants |
