14 March 2011
If you have an original idea that could potentially make money, then enter the Students Think Outside the Box Awards
You can get a team together or go it alone. To enter just submit the business plan template found on the website by 23rd April 2011. Entries will go through to the regional heat where winners to represent NI at the national final will be selected.
There are great prizes on offer including:
€10,000 cash plus mentor support
Technology Prize - €7,500
Special Merit Award Prize/Second Prize - €5,000
Academic Prize - €2,500 (Prize for a lecturer assisting you with the entry)
Entry forms, assessment criteria, terms and conditions and details of past winners can be found on website www.thinkoutsidetheboxawards.com
The Awards are supported by Invest NI and Enterprise Ireland.
So contact us if you are interested or if you need support with your application - enterprisedevelopment@serc.ac.uk
Good luck!