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Vice Chancellor’s Enterprise Scholarship

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Vice Chancellor's Enterprise Scholarship

Entries are now closed (16th April 2012)

How will it help you?

If your application for a VC’s Enterprise Scholarship is successful you will receive up to £3000 worth of funding to help with essential start-up support including (but not limited to):

Hot desk and meeting space at our business incubatorQU2 and Old Broadcasting House Enterprise Hub
Equipment and marketing costs at launch
City centre business address
Entry to Business start-up workshops/boot camp
Dedicated business advisors and mentors
Work shadowing and placements with successful early stage businesses
Profiling and networking opportunities

Who can apply?

Applications are open to our university’s students graduating in 2012 and to any of our graduates since 2007. Do you have a business start-up idea that you are ready to turn into a reality? Does this sound like you? APPLY NOW for a Vice Chancellor’s Enterprise Scholarship!

How to apply

There is a two-stage application process for the Vice Chancellor’s Enterprise Scholarship.

Stage 1
Firstly, applicants must complete the Vice Chancellor’s Enterprise Scholarship application form before the closing date of Monday 16th April 2012.

Stage 2
Applicants with the strongest business case will make it through to the second round, where they will be invited to give a ten-minute pitch about their business idea to the selection panel on the afternoon of Wednesday 2nd May. Please note if you are unable to attend the pitch interview you will be unable to apply for the scholarship.

Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 4th May. Funds for the scholarship will be released to Enterprise Scholars towards the end of May and Scholars will have access to all the scholarship benefits from June.

The selection panel consists of:

Professor Susan Price, Vice Chancellor
Professor Andrew Slade, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Enterprise
Vicky Hayhurst, Head of Development & Alumni
Katie Rigarlsford, Operations Manager, QU2
Stephen Griffiths, Enterprise Development Officer, Business Start-up
Tom Greveson, CEO, Revolution Viewing
Marjorie Horner, Managing Director, Onto Ltd

Apply now

Applicant Details

Business name (If known):
First name:
Surname:
Contact number(s)
E-mail address:
Web presence:
Contact address:
Faculty (If known):
Course details:
Year of Study/Year of Graduation:
Student number:

About your Business - please use no more than 1500 words in total to answer the following eight questions

Describe the nature of your proposed business:
Describe what stage your business is at:
Any other supporting information:
Please supply name of referee:
What research and preparation have you already undertaken and what, if anything, is still needed prior to starting up?
Describe your customer and market:
How do you propose to develop and implement your idea? Please provide a brief programme (with timescales):
Please explain how a scholarship would make a difference to your success:

The agreement If the application is approved: The Student/Graduate agrees to: Devote proper time and energy to the business throughout the Scholarship’s time period Attend all appropriate workshops, presentations and events Attend regular advice sessions with your Business Adviser / Mentor Produce interim reports as required Produce a business plan with financial forecasts Act as an ‘enterprise champion’, helping the promotion of Business Start-Up at Leeds Metropolitan University and Graduate Entrepreneurship Project to others Attend university donor thank you events Business Start-Up and Queen Square Business Quarter agree to: Organise presentations and lectures on business related subjects Provide general business support throughout the year Provide useful information on business and self-employment Provide use of a business address, free meeting space and hot-desking facilities (some restrictions may apply) Provide one year’s free membership of Leeds Chamber of Commerce Provide free networking events and other additional opportunities to promote your business I accept the agreement above I understand that the Scholarship will cease immediately if, in the opinion of Business Start-Up at Leeds Metropolitan University, I fail to pursue my business or self-employment properly. I consent to the University and GE Project keeping the information submitted on its databases - Please tick this box to agree.

For more details, please contact our Business Start-up team at info@business-start-up.biz or on 0113 812 1752