Competitions

• Bolton Trust Enterprise Competition  - The biggest University Enterprise competition in the country. (Application Deadline: 6th February 2024). 
• ClimateLaunchpad - The Biggest Green Business Idea Competition on the planet  (Applications opening in March 2024). 
• Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards - Fund your start-up: €35,000 in cash prizes (closing date 15 March 2024)
• Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Competition - Top price of USA $50,000. (Applications closing 04 January 2024)
• IDEATE Ireland  - The initiative uncovers and empowers Ireland’s next generation of entrepreneurs, helping to turn their brilliant ideas into thriving international businesses. ( Applications opening 13 February 2024 & closing 19 March 2024).
• ivenTUre – Summer accelerator programme (open for applications April 2024).
• New Frontiers - Turn your business idea into a successful start-up.
• Pitch Perfect - closing 15 Mach 2024.
• TU Dublin GROWTHhub Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award. (Applications closing May 2024)
• Venture Lab – Compete for prizes for the best enterprise ideas, including €1,000 prize to the best pitch (submission closed 30 April 2024). 
• Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship Program (closing 30 January 2024).

GROWTHhub is available to support your applications.  We help in several ways:

• Advice on your application through our Enterprise Idea and Pitch Clinic.
• Access to video recording green room suite to record your applications.

GROWTHhub is a HEA Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3 collaborative project involving TU Dublin and South East Technological University.