Deadline: 4 February 2013
Open to: Active students (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD) between 18 and 34 years old
Prize: Winners will receive invitations (all costs covered) to the Intel Business Challenge Europe Finals
Description
Intel Business Challenge Europe 2013 is a competition for innovative products, smart technologies and interactive web&mobile applications in the areas of:
- Healthcare & Medical devices
- Energy and Cleantech
- People & Society
- ICT
- Biotechnology
- Nanotechnology
Eligibility
Participants must be residents or citizens with valid work or student visa in in one of the eligible countries (see below). All members of the team must be active students (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD) of any of the accredited universities and colleges from eligible countries or graduates up to 4 years after Bachelor’s or Master’s graduation. Moreover, all participants must be between 18 and 34 years old. Participants may be accompanied by mentors (e.g. scholars) who do not meet the criteria above, however they are not eligible to present or answer questions during Competition’s finals in front of the Jury or present the project in Round 2 video.
Eligible countries: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Republic of Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Prizes
Intel Business Challenge Europe 2013 is an excellent opportunity for teams to learn about how to start a company as well as a chance to promote their project to a valuable network of entrepreneurs, academics, and investors. IBC Europe participants will have the opportunity to receive advice from experts, mentors, meet other entrepreneurs, and receive feedback from the jury. These opportunities will be available to the teams that advance to the second round. The winners will receive all costs covered invitations to the Intel® Business Challenge Europe Finals. Intel Corporation covers the costs of flights (round trip), accommodation and meals for up to two team members who present the project at the event and provides insurance.
How to apply
In order to take part in the Competition, Participants are required to register on the official website and submit their business idea on a provided abstract template.
Participants who advance to second stage of the competition will be asked to register on the HiTechPlant a dedicated submission platform. Teams shall be registered by the team leader, who can then add other team members to the given project. Participants submit their projects and access all the provided resources via their on-line profiles. Deadline for submissions of abstracts is 4 February 2013!
For more information, read the rules and regulations or the FAQs.
