Northern Ireland Science Park

25K Award

An annual competition that honours the vision, hard work and perseverance that transform ideas and technologies Into products or services. Innovation is a key driver for economic success. Northern Ireland has a distinguished track record of successfully bringing innovation to the marketplace in fields as diverse as textiles, electronics, computer software and aerospace. Leading edge knowledge exists in our two universities. The Entrepreneurship Award is designed to encourage students and researchers from our two universities and the Health service to act on their talents, ideas and energy to produce tomorrow's leading firms. The competition provides individuals and teams who enter with invaluable resources in the following areas crucial to successful entrepreneurship:

· Networks of investors and potential partners
· Mentoring by successful and seasoned professionals
· Education in specific business planning skills as well as general entrepreneurial insight
· Team building opportunities to create a winning team of founders
· Assistance with funding to help start the ventures of winning teams in the competition

http://www.nisp.co.uk/Entrepreneur-25k-Award.aspx