Converge 22 competition for budding entrepreneurs (entry deadline 5 April)

Diane Munday
Tuesday 8 February 2022

Applications for Converge 2022 are now open! 

What is Converge? An annual competition for aspiring academic entrepreneurs
Who can apply? University staff, students & recent graduates (within 24 months of graduation) across all of Scotland
Benefits: £310k prize pot; intensive business training; business validation
Deadline for entries: Tuesday 5 April at 12 noon
Previous winners: Ross Gillanders of Lightwater Sensors and Alex Ward of Razorbill – University of St Andrews
Website: www.convergechallenge.com
St Andrew’s-Converge collaboration page: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/osds/my-development/converge-collaboration/

Thinking of taking the entrepreneurial leap? Let Converge guide you through the ups and downs of starting a business.

Open to staff, students and recent graduates across all of Scotland’s universities, Converge is the go-to platform of choice for academic entrepreneurs looking to commercialise their research, business idea or innovation.

Even if you’re a complete beginner with no experience of starting a business, Converge can help springboard your idea from concept to reality through intensive training, 1-2-1 support, connections and professional advice from their network of industry partners. There are also game-changing, equity-free cash prizes to be won to get your business off the ground!

Interested? Choose from one of the four categories below:

  • Converge Challenge – open to high-calibre, innovative projects with serious growth potential  
  • Create Change Challenge – open to innovators looking to use their creativity as a tool for change 
  • Net Zero Challenge – sponsored by SSE, this category is for climate-conscious entrepreneurs developing low-carbon solutions for a fairer, greener world 
  • KickStart Challenge – this category is for early-stage entrepreneurs embarking on the first steps of the commercialisation journey 

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