Emerging Female Entrepreneur Award

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Calling all visionaries, innovators, and trailblazers! It's time to celebrate the outstanding achievements and boundless potential of emerging female entrepreneurs from the University of Edinburgh community.

Nominations for the Emerging Female Entrepreneur Award are now open! Whether you're a friend, peer, employee, or business adviser, you have the power to shine a spotlight on remarkable women who are shaping the future of entrepreneurship.

What's at stake?

• The grand prize of £10,000 awaits the deserving winner – no finalists, just one exceptional entrepreneur taking home the prize!
• Nominate now to recognize the brilliance, resilience, and innovation of female entrepreneurs within our community. Let's empower the next generation of leaders to soar to new heights!
• Nominate today and be part of the journey to greatness. Together, we inspire, we innovate, and we grow!

Digital Badging 

All winners and finalists will receive a digital badge for recognition for this amazing achievement. This badge will be supplied by the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Innovations, revolutionizes how student achievements are acknowledge beyond traditional academic qualifications. These badges visually represent students' accomplishments in diverse learning contexts, including courses, projects and extracurricular activities. The initiative aims to recongize a broad spectrum of achievements, fostering lifelong learning and enhancing employability. 

Who can be nominated?

• Any student or recent graduate (within two years) of the University of Edinburgh who identifies as female, including trans-women.
• Past Inspire Launch Grow winners are also eligible for nomination

Now closed. 

Awards Ceremony 

The Oscars of entrepreneurship at the University of Edinburgh will, of course, conclude with an awards ceremony! The winners will be announced at this prestigious event on 6th June, it is expected that all finalists will be there in-person. 

This is our annual celebration of enterprise and a chance for Inspire Launch Grow finalists and winners to pitch and talk about their business with the wider enterprise ecosystem. We aim to make this event a celebration of our students and alumni entrepreneurial success while giving attendees the opportunity to connect and form new partnerships and collaborations. Invitees include University of Edinburgh entrepreneurs, alumni, entrepreneurial organisations, business people, partners, investors and University colleagues. Drinks and catering will be provided. The after-party will take place at the Student Enterprise Hub with a BBQ and more drinks available. 

Inspire Launch Grow - the University of Edinburgh Entrepreneur of the Year - this award will be nominated by the Edinburgh Innovations team and the winner will be invited to become the Inspire Launch Grow Awards keynote speaker. 

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