Skolar Award is a non-profit project with the aim to support research with an impact. The idea of Skolar Award is to support brilliant postdocs to get funding for their wild and ambitious ideas. The Skolar Award is a research pitching competition for ambitious postdoc researchers organised in collaboration with Slush (a non-profit startup and tech event). The prize is €100,000.00 Euro for research.

The application period for the 2018 Skolar Award research pitching competition is now open. One winner will be selected for the €100,000.00 Euro prize. However, all finalists will receive a unique training that will support pitching research anywhere. The finalists will receive:

• Free pitching training from communications professionals
• A world-class academic jury to review your work and provide feedback
• Inspiring coaching sessions and events to boost your confidence and networking skills during the Slush week in Helsinki, Finland
• A ticket to Slush for the day of the finals and a chance to network with investors
• Free accommodation and dinner with other finalists in Helsinki
• A community of likeminded researchers to last a lifetime

Who can apply:

The competition is open for all fields of research and can be applied by postdoctoral researchers (refer to website below for further details).
An individual researcher or research team can apply for the competition. The ideas submitted to the competition can be basic and applied research. Skolar Award is not meant for commercialisation or testing existing products or services.

What is expected of applicants?

Applicants are required to present an idea for new research proposal. The idea can involve one scientific field or be cross-disciplinary. The research idea can be basic research or applied research. What is decisive is the idea’s scientific quality, societal relevance, novelty and uniqueness.
Applications due September 17, 2018

For further information and to apply, please visit https://skolaraward.fi/apply/

For application support or to find out about similar opportunities please contact grantsupport@utt.edu.tt