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Bring your idea to life!
How can you turn your field of study into a successful business? If you have a tech idea or innovation that could change the world and you're looking for ways to turn it into a viable business, this competition is for you! The BUT Student Entrepreneurship Award will help you connect your technology and idea with practical business skills you need to make your startup 🚀 grow.
And that's not all! Up to CZK 800,000 will be distributed to support and develop the best entrepreneurial ideas. Throughout the competition, experts from BUT and JIC will work with you, offering valuable feedback and helping you find the right direction for your idea.
What’s in store for you?
Signing up is easy. Just fill in the initial registration form and record a short video about your idea. Out of all the applicants, the 20 most interesting ideas will be selected to advance to the second stage of the competition.
Kickstarter is the first step on your path to success.
For the 20 selected projects, the journey begins with the Kickstarter workshop, which will take place on June 11, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM with Libor Hoření at JIC. You’ll gain tools, tips, methods, and actionable steps to validate your idea. You'll also receive a fair amount of summer homework to prepare you for the next phases.
For the second stage of the competition, you will submit a registration form in September (it will be sent to you in time), and then you'll have the opportunity to attend a Presentation Skills Workshop to ensure your pitch to the jury is perfectly prepared.
What’s next?
At the beginning of October, you’ll present your project for the first time in front of the evaluation committee. The committee will decide how up to CZK 200,000 will be distributed among the advancing projects.
During Mentor’s Day in December, you’ll receive feedback and tips from business experts and consultants.
By the end of February, you’ll submit the final registration form for Stage 3 of the competition (it will be sent in advance) and get ready for the grand finale, where the competition organizers will decide on the final results and allocate up to an additional CZK 600,000 to the winning projects.
Who is it for?
For everyone who’s not afraid of challenges and is interested in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. You don’t need a perfect business plan from the start – all you need is an idea and determination. We’ll teach you how to get it off the ground.
What kind of ideas succeed?
Those with a clear vision, high business potential, an innovative approach, and a strong commitment to doing the work needed to launch their own startup. Innovation can come from the product, the service, or the business model!
How to apply?
Registration for the BUT Student Entrepreneurship Award is open from April 29 to May 28, 2025. Apply now to get funding and a chance to take your project to the next level.
Registration form
Project Documents
Announcement of the 6th Edition of the BUT Student Entrepreneurship Award Information on the Processing of Personal Data
Would you like to be well-prepared?
We recommend joining the summer holiday competition for all BUT students — BoosterChallenge BUT: From Idea to Prototype in One Summer!, which focuses on the technical development of projects. It’s a great opportunity to get your project market-ready and even secure additional funding for its further development.
Or you can consult your idea during a JIC Mentoring Hour with Libor Hoření.
The competition is organized by BUT in cooperation with JIC.
Contact
podnikavost@vutbr.cz
Winners from previous years:
Responsibility: Ing. Michaela Indruchová