The Student Enterprise Funds are designed to support a broad range of early-stage businesses and social enterprises.
The Student Enterprise Funds are designed to support a broad range of early-stage businesses and social enterprises. Whether you have an early-stage business, brand-new idea, want to explore freelancing or lead your own social enterprise, the Student Enterprise Fund could award you between £500 to £5,000 in prize funding to take it forward and make it a reality!
During the academic year 23/24 the Student Enterprise fund will have three funding paths you can apply for:
1. START Pathway – Re-opens in April 2024
Apply for £500 to kick start your business. 2 x calls per academic year: autumn & summer terms
Suitable for students wanting to further explore or validate an idea or get started with launching their business or social enterprise.
2. BUILD Pathway – Re-opens in April 2024
Apply for £1,000 or £2,000 towards building your business. 2 x calls per academic year: autumn & summer terms
Suitable for students who have validated their idea with customers and need essential funds to launch, or build or accelerate their business.
3. GROW Pathway – NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
Apply for £3,000- £5,000 towards growing or scaling your business. 1 x call per academic year: spring semester only
Suitable for businesses with demonstrated traction, that need essential funds to grow or accelerate their business.
The Grow Pathway is supported by Santander.
Both the START Pathway and the BUILD Pathway will run twice across the academic year 23/24, in both the autumn and summer semesters. The Santander GROW Pathway will only run once, in the spring semester.
These funding pathways aim to support students at the University of Southampton, as well as recent graduates (up to 18-months post-graduation), in the development of early-stage ideas through to more established businesses, via the awarding of funding prizes.
Please note: Only Students who are legally allowed to start their own business in UK are eligible to apply for these funding pathways (Students studying on a Student Visa are not eligible to apply, unless they are EU Citizens with Settled or Pre-Settled Status)
If you are interested in applying for the START, BUILD or GROW Pathways, or have any questions regarding eligibility or appropriateness for your business, please book a 1:1 appointment with a member of the Student Enterprise team.
Booking a 1:1 with the Student Enterprise team will give your application the best chance of success!
This pathway is suitable for students at a very early stage in their entrepreneurial journey. It is most suited to students wanting to explore or validate a new business idea, freelancing or social enterprise, or students needing funding to kick start or launch their business activities. It may also be suitable for providing essential cash-flow for existing early-stage small businesses.
At a minimum, students applying for the START Pathway must be able to provide secondary evidence of the market opportunity and articulate plans to validate the business opportunity further through customer research.
Example use of START Pathway prizes might include: market research, developing a prototype, launching a website, business software or administrative costs, essential equipment, initial stock, marketing materials, training to upskill your team, conferences and much more.
If you are interested in applying for the START Pathway or have any questions regarding eligibility or appropriateness for your business, please book a 1:1 appointment with a member of the Student Enterprise team.
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