HAVE YOU GOT THE NEXT BIG IDEA?
About the awards
The business and social leaders of tomorrow are on our campus today.
The NUI Galway Students' Union Enterprise Awards aim to unlock the potential of the students of NUI Galway to invest in their own futures today.
If you have an idea for a new business or a social enterprise then this can be the competition that can allow you to realise your goal. Students are invited to sketch out the initial proposals for their project or business and to draw up the plans they hope will make their idea a reality. The finalists will be given the chance to take their ideas forward and to set about implementing their projects with the assistance of a financial allowance, workshops and clinics.
The overall winner will receive a direct investment of €10,000 in their project to really help get it off the ground in addition to further guidance and mentoring to help bring the project forward, while two runners up prizes, each valued at €5,000 will also be awarded. The goal of the competition is that every entrant has taken the first steps of launching their idea and so the benefits of each idea has been allowed to flourish.
In the challenging economic times students are faced with, with a saturated employment market, this competition gives students the opportunity to take charge of their own future and to utilise the skills they have learned at NUI Galway to plot their own futures.
The opportunity to win an investment of €10,000 in their project, coupled with the benefits of mentoring and support from experts gives students a fantastic opportunity to kick start their careers.
Dates 2014/15
5pm Friday 28th November 2014 - Closing Date for Submissions
Monday 15th December 2014 - Announcement of shortlisted finalists
Friday 27th February 2015 - 5pm Final Submission due in from Finalists
Thursday 19th March 2015 - 5pm Final presentations to Judging Panel
Saturday 28th March 2015 - 7pm Awards Ceremony in The Corrib Room, The College Bar, NUI Galway
Stage One
Participants are invited to enter their submission onto one of the two categories below. We encourage groups to be original and innovative with their submissions. View Submission Template & Assessment Criteria
View Terms & Conditions
Who ARE the judges?? View the judging panel
Competitions 2 Categories:
Business Category
Social Category
Stage Two
There will be 6 shortlisted finalists progressing to stage two and receiving a €500 bursary.
Category winners will be required to re-draft their business plan, making use of their €500 bursary to progress the new business idea. A presentation will also be part of the final assessment.
Stage Three
First Prize: €10,000 investment capital
Runners Up: €5,000 investment capital x 2
Email: studentsunion@nuigalway.ie