Student Award prizes

There is an incredible prize fund of €45,000 to be won plus the opportunity to avail of specialist advice and assistance to potentially help you turn your enterprise idea into a business reality.

• 1st prize - €10,000 plus mentor support to develop aid the commercial viability of the concept (10 visits over 12 months)
• 2nd prize - €5,000
• 3rd prize - €3,000
• Technological innovation - €7,500 to the most technologically innovative idea sponsored by Cruickshanks
• Three awards of merit - €2,500 per project
• Best postgraduate submission - €6,000
• Runner-up postgraduate submission - €3,000

In addition, a prize of €3,000 will be awarded to the academic institution with the best entries

Cruickshanks are offering a consultancy service for up to €20,000 for all winners to aid the students to patent and protect their projects.