Deadline: 24 October 2024
Applications are now open for ICURe Discover for Women Entrepreneurs, an 8-week part-time online market discovery programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring their potential market.
The programme aims to enhance market awareness and deepen the understanding of potential technology applications.
This cohort will be delivered via 8 half day online workshops focusing on early-stage market engagement and discovery (total 8 weeks part-time).
Benefits
- Support to carry out market and customer discovery on a part-time basis over an 8-week period.
- 8 half-day workshops, following a pre-course briefing with their team of experts.
- Flexible online delivery.
- Hearing from guest speakers, who will share their learning and experiences from their ICURe journeys.
- Introduction to Strategyzer Business Model Canvas (BMC).
- Trainer, mentor, and peer feedback with next steps guidance following your ICURe Discover journey.
Funding Information
- Up to £2,500 support for market discovery activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- ICURe Discover is open to all UK universities and approved public sector research establishments (PSREs). They accept innovations from any discipline or background within these areas.
- This is a closed programme for women only.
- They particularly welcome applications from individuals in:
- Universities who have not previously participated in the ICURe programme.
- Universities who do not receive HEIF funding.
- Under-represented groups including women, people of colour, those living with disabilities, and those from the LGBTQI+ communities.
- Approved public sector research establishments (PSREs) conducting research within the specified domains.
For more information, visit Innovate UK.
