eBridge Alliance Open Call

e
Alliance
OPEN CALL
for entrepreneurial talents
and teams
for eBridge sprint 2020
Topic of 2020
WELLBEING

IDEA
WHAT IS EBRIDGE SPRINT
Sprint is a program designed for students and teams with an entrepreneurial
spirit who wish to be on the frontiers of 2020+ of social
and technological innovations that help shape sustainable societies.
Sprint is run together by international universities and incubators to
develop promising international start-ups and innovative co-creation
projects. Throughout the six months period, July 2020 - December
2020, with possibility to extend, teams and talents go through several
phases (Scouting, Matching, Incubation & Co-Creation) to bring forth
their business concepts which will result in new promising startups.
During the Matching, enlarged
and newly formed international
teams work on their concepts,
develop prototypes, which could
be further developed into real
businesses. Input and different
impulses are provided by teams
of experts, incubator coaches
as well as relevant startups and
industry partners. Business concepts
of international teams are
matched with the most suitable
incubator of eBridge Alliance
partners for further support in
development, incubation (virtual
and physical) and market entry.
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BENEFITS
WHY TO APPLY?
• Bring your idea to life and learn from the best
• Work with international entrepreneurs on
building a sustainable future
• Exclusive access to experienced coaches and
experts in your field
• Get in touch with start-ups, investors and industry partners
• Access to the best incubators around the world
• Co-Creation Workshop with renowned industry partners
• Get access to private and public funding
• Pitching event with eBridge Award
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THE TOPIC
Annually, the e-Bridge Alliance consortium selects an SDG
inspired topic for the SPRINT answering one global challenge
which our societies are confronted with.
SPRINT 2020
TOPIC: WELL-BEING
The projects of 2020 have a focus on individuals and groups well-being.
Well-being is a broad topic which goes beyond traditional understanding
of the word health. As such it includes both physical, mental
and social vitality of an individual or a group and extends from private
to public sphere, including one’s workplace. Ideas in the field of food
and nutrition are just as welcome,
as they support and help
preserve the overall well-being of
citizens in rapidly developing and
changing societies.
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OPEN CALL
The Open Call for the SPRINT 2O2O on Well-Being starts on
10th June, 2020 at 12:00 am Eastern Standard Time and ends
on 30st June, 2020 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.
ELIGIBILITY
FOR PARTICIPATION
The Call is open to any individual or any team of
three (3) to six (6) individuals that each meet the
following criteria:
• each is alumni/program participant of one of
eBridge Alliance partners
• has an entrepreneurial mindset and a deep
interest and understanding of challenges
within the topic of well-being
• is willing to work in an international
interdisciplinary team
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HOW TO ENTER
INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION
• Fill out application form
• Attach CV and Motivational Letter (1 Page) explaining
“Why you want to be part of the SPRINT Program and
preferred topic focus inside Well-being”
• Attach a recommendation letter from university/center
of eBridge Alliance.
TEAMS
• Fill out application form
• Attach CV’s of all team members
• Attach Pitch Deck of project idea aligned to Well-being
• Attach a recommentation letter from university/
incubator
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CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Either applied as an individual or a team, your participation and application
will be confirmed. Each individual Entrant who registered as an
individual and gets accepted will be matched with other participants
from the eBridge Alliance network.
Imagine building your own startup
Imagine having access to best incubators and
resources, remotely or physically
Imagine building a better and more sustainable
future for yourself and others
With eBridge Alliance, it’s possible!
For more information, please contact
pavlina.vujovic@sce.de
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PARTNERS
The eBridge Alliance is a network of international universities and
university-linked entrepreneurship located in worldwide Startup hotspots.
eBridge Alliance Partners
Athens Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation – AUEB, Stratos Baloutsos,
acein @ aueb.gr
California Polytechnic University, Thomas Katona, tkatona @ calpoly.edu
Edinburgh Napier University, Nicholas Fannin, n.fannin @ napier.ac.uk
FH Campus Wien, Petra Pendl, petra.pendl @ fh-campuswien.ac.at
German Center for Robotics- DKR, Milan Kusmuk, m.kusmuk @ dkr.ba
International Burch University, Malcolm Duerod, malcolm.duerod @ ibu.edu.ba
La Trobe University, Eddie ČCustović, e.custovic @latrobe.edu.au
Munich University of Applied Sciences and Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship,
Pavlina Vujović, pavlina.vujovic @ sce.de and Klaus Sailer at klaus.sailer @ sce.de
Ryerson University, Steven Gedeon, sgedeon @ ryerson.ca and Camila Londono,
clondono @ ryerson.ca
St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Aleksy Efimov, efimov @ kafedrapik.ru
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Lauha Peltonen, lauha.peltonen @ tamk.fi
and Anna-Elina Pekonen, anna-elina.pekonen @ tuni.fi
University of Applied Management, Ismaning (Munich), Min Tang, min.tang @ fham.de
University of Aveiro, Barbara Gabriel Coelho, barbara.gabriel @ ua.pt and Eduardo
Anselmo de Castro, vr.cooperacao @ ua.pt
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eBridge Alliance
Contact
pavlina.vujovic@sce.de
Tel + 49 . 89 . 550 506 - 24