Eligibility The project presented must be led by a current postdoc of the University of Cambridge, or the majority of team members must be current postdocs of the University of Cambridge. Postdocs can make submissions that relate to the work of their group leader but must have the project leader’s support and clearance to develop the intellectual property (IP). Participants of the competition from previous years can re-enter the competition but not the previous prize winners applying with the same project. Previous prize winners can only re-enter the competition if they have a completely different proposition from the one that was previously awarded a prize. The competition focuses on research-derived projects to fit the Seed Funds remit. Competition structure The competition will have three rounds: a first round followed by a semi-final and then a final, based on the following structure. First round: Deadline: 6 July 2018 Applications must be made according to section in this document Selection of up to twelve semi-finalists Semi-finalists announced: 27 July 2018 Mentoring: a mentor from Cambridge Enterprise’s network will be assigned to each of the selected semi-finalists to help them improve their plans. Learn about key business skills: at least three meetings or calls with mentors Each mentor can work with more than one team Mentors score the teams they have worked with Semi-final: Deadline: 20 September 2018 Applications must be made according to section in this document Selection of up to six finalists Finalists announced: 8 October 2018 First-stage presentation (to the judges only): a first-stage presentation will take place on 17 October 2018 with the finalists and the judges in preparation for the Grand Finale. This first-stage presentation will be part of the judging for the final round of the competition We encourage the postdoc in the team to deliver this presentation
Eligibility The project presented must be led by a current postdoc of the University of Cambridge, or the majority of team members must be current postdocs of the University of Cambridge. Postdocs can make submissions that relate to the work of their group leader but must have the project leader’s support and clearance to develop the intellectual property (IP). Participants of the competition from previous years can re-enter the competition but not the previous prize winners applying with the same project. Previous prize winners can only re-enter the competition if they have a completely different proposition from the one that was previously awarded a prize. The competition focuses on research-derived projects to fit the Seed Funds remit. Competition structure The competition will have three rounds: a first round followed by a semi-final and then a final, based on the following structure. First round: Deadline: 6 July 2018 Applications must be made according to section in this document Selection of up to twelve semi-finalists Semi-finalists announced: 27 July 2018 Mentoring: a mentor from Cambridge Enterprise’s network will be assigned to each of the selected semi-finalists to help them improve their plans. Learn about key business skills: at least three meetings or calls with mentors Each mentor can work with more than one team Mentors score the teams they have worked with Semi-final: Deadline: 20 September 2018 Applications must be made according to section in this document Selection of up to six finalists Finalists announced: 8 October 2018 First-stage presentation (to the judges only): a first-stage presentation will take place on 17 October 2018 with the finalists and the judges in preparation for the Grand Finale. This first-stage presentation will be part of the judging for the final round of the competition We encourage the postdoc in the team to deliver this presentation
Postdoc-BP-Competition-Handbook-2018-2.docx