"Fund for Startups by Students and PhD Candidates"

Budget of the instrument:

€12.5 million

Goals of the instrument:

• Stimulating the creation of startups by students and/or PhD candidates for launching businesses or other entrepreneurial initiatives through equity and quasi-equity investments;
• Supporting the enhancement of innovation activities within higher education institutions in the context of the digital economy, as well as significantly improving opportunities for realization;
• Developing students' entrepreneurial skills by participating in the entrepreneurial process, specifically through a "learning by doing" approach;
• Improving the quality of the connection between education, science, and business.

Source of public funding:

"Education" Program 2021-2027"

Current stage of the instrument:

Market consultations