Call for Proposals: Santander X Award Portugal – University 2023

Object

• The objective of this initiative is to provide training, technical and economic support, as well as personalized advice for launching and accelerating projects.
• Three from the category, of the Santander X Portugal Award 2023 will enter directly as competitors from Portugal in the Santander X Global Award.

Scope

• You can participate in the participation procedure to award the prize entrepreneurs residing in Portugal and startups based in Portugal.

Prize Description

• The Prize is awarded to 3 winners for the category, selected among 10 finalists by a National jury. Finalists will be selected from among candidates from 351 – Portuguese Startups Association.
• Finalists will receive:
  • National publicity, visibility through Grupo Santander channels;
  • Access to three hours of mentoring provided by a group of mentors specialists.
• The Winners of the Seed category are awarded the following prizes:
  • Monetary prize granted by Fundação Santander (subject to adequate retention), in the values below;
    • 1st Prize: €5,000 (five thousand euros);
    • 2nd Prize: €3,000 (three thousand euros);
    • 3rd Prize: €2,000 (two thousand euros).
  • Candidacy for the Santander X Global Award (competing with the winners from the remaining countries that make up the prize), and may to win:
    • global exposure;
    • the opportunity to obtain other monetary prizes;
    • mentoring by the Oxentia Foundation.

Project Requirements

• Projects that are candidates for the Award:
  • Categoria Seed
    • At least one team member is a university entrepreneur;
    • The project must meet both requirements:
      • Have an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) – Conceptual prototype that allows validation of the solution with potential customers;
      • Have the team in training.

For more information, visit Santander X.