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Target group

Students and alumni of the Munich University of Applied Sciences and the SCE; professors, lecturers, employees of the university

Content

Competition to award innovative business ideas with prize money of 30,000 euros and start-up support.
Application documents (German or English): meaningful presentation and CVs of the applicants

Application Deadline

October 20, 2024

Participation fee

none

Award ceremony

December 3, 2024

Apply now for the Strascheg Award 2024!

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.

The Strascheg Award is sponsored by the Renate & Falk Strascheg Foundation.

Target groups and price categories

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.

Procedure and application

How to apply

Continue to the conditions of participation

1. Familiarize yourself with the conditions of participation of the Strascheg Award
2. Apply via our online application form in the appropriate category with the following documents
- informative presentation (German or English, template in the download area)
- current CVs of all persons involved
- all documents in PDF format (ZIP file with max. 10 MB)
3. After successful upload you will receive a confirmation of receipt
4. Application deadline: October 20, 2024
5. Announcement of the nominees and award ceremony at Munich University of Applied Sciences with idea pitches by the nominated award participants on December 3, 2024

Downloads

Downloads Application Document Read Deck Presentation (Template)pdf Flyerpdf
Links Conditions for participation in the Strascheg Award Renate & Falk Strascheg Foundation

Contact

Jens Möller New Venture Creation

T: 089 1265 3264

Linkedin jens.moeller@sce.de

Jens Möller studied English and economics at the universities of Bayreuth and Krems.

He has worked for many years as a consultant, trainer and innovation coach for established companies, public institutions and start-ups. He is also the author of the book "The Da Vinci Formula: The 7 Laws of Success for Innovative Thinking" and regularly writes contributions and articles for (online) magazines.

Jens Möller supports founders in realizing their ideas and positively shaping the world of tomorrow.