Students, alumni of the HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences and the SCE, as well as professors, lecturers and staff members of the university.
Content
Competition to award innovative business ideas with prize money (total €30,000) and support (feedback & consulting). Application documents required(German/English): Idea paper or meaningful presentation plus CVs of the applicants.
Application deadline
coming soon!
Costs
None.
Testimonials
Here's what our Strascheg Award winners have to say about the award.
The Strascheg Award provided us with a stage to pitch our project to a large audience. This gave us helpful feedback and enabled us to make valuable contacts. As a result, we are using our prize money specifically for further product development.
Participating in the Strascheg Award was a big step towards our foundation. The prize money gave us the opportunity to optimize our product and further boost our Kickstarter campaign. The event was super fun and offers the opportunity to make many new contacts in the start-up scene.
The Strascheg Award was the starting signal and driver for the successful development of our start-up.
HM and SCE are the perfect environment to develop your idea into a real product. With the Strascheg Award, you get honest feedback on what your idea is still missing to be successful in the future.
About
The Strascheg Award is the ideas competition of Munich University of Applied Sciences and the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship, which is awarded at HM in three categories for innovative business ideas. The best business ideas are sought:
from a course (category 1)
from the study period (category 2)
from science and practice (category 3)
All students, professors, employees and alumni of Munich University of Applied Sciences can apply with their ideas, projects and academic work that are driven forward with entrepreneurial motivation. The decisive criteria for evaluating and awarding the ideas are
Presentation of the problem
Solution approach
Degree of innovation
Market potential
Implementation planning
The ideas submitted will be evaluated by entrepreneurship experts at the SCE and Munich University of Applied Sciences as well as an external jury of experts. The award is endowed with a total prize money of 30,000 euros.
Who can take part in the ideas competition? Students, alumni, professors, lecturers, academic staff and employees of Munich University of Applied Sciences. At least one team member must belong to one of the target groups mentioned. In addition, students and alumni of other universities if they have participated in SCE programs or events.
Prize categories:
1. Best business idea from a course The prize is awarded to the three best entrepreneurial ideas that were developed in a course at Munich University of Applied Sciences or at the SCE.
2. Best business idea from the study period The prize is awarded to the three best entrepreneurial ideas of enrolled students at Munich University of Applied Sciences that were not developed as part of a course.
3. Best business idea from science and practice The prize is awarded to the three best entrepreneurial ideas developed by alumni, professors, lecturers and employees of Munich University of Applied Sciences.
Funding and prize money
The award is endowed with prize money of 30,000 euros. In each of the three categories, the first to third-placed ideas will receive 5,000 euros, 3,000 euros and 2,000 euros respectively.
All participants will also receive a consultation and qualified feedback on their idea as well as the opportunity to be supported in our SCE Incubation Program with intensive coaching, exclusive workshops, a prototyping budget and a workplace in the incubator.
Application
Soon you can find more information about the application and the Strascheg Award 2025 with new surprises here!
