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SLINGSHOT 2024 – DEEP TECH STARTUP PITCHING COMPETITION

Application Deadline: 1 July, 2024

LOCATION: Singapore

Propel your startup onto the global scene by joining Singapore’s thriving deep tech tech ecosystem, and compete for S$1.2 million worth in grant prizes. Ready to make the pitch of a lifetime? Register now to submit your proposal today! SLINGSHOT 2024 Finals will be held at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2024.

ELIGIBILITY:

They are not just looking for brilliant ideas, but most importantly, practical and scalable solutions.

Any startups with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and meet the following conditions are eligible to participate:

Develops or possesses innovation

Has been registered within the past 10 years in their country of registration

Is not a subsidiary of a corporate entity

For more information, refer to the Rules tab.

Regardless of your business area, all startups are welcome to apply in any domains stated in the SLINGSHOT 2024:

Consumer Media, Goods and Services

Environment, Energy and Green Technologies

Health and Biomedical

Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity

Transformative Digital Technologies

BENEFIT:

Grand Winner of SLINGSHOT 2024 will receive:

S$200,000 Startup SG Grant Prize 

18 months rent-free space at LaunchPad

1st Runner-Up of SLINGSHOT 2024 will receive:

S$150,000 Startup SG Grant Prize

12 months rent-free space at LaunchPad

2nd Runner-Up of SLINGSHOT 2024 will receive:

S$100,000 Startup SG Grant Prize

6 months rent-free space at LaunchPad

The Top 3 winners will also receive a complimentary 12 month international membership with ACE.SG. For more information, visit https://ace.org.sg/ace-membership/

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THE QUEEN ELIZABETH PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING

Application Deadline: 7 June 2024

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The QEPrize seeks nominations from the public that celebrate a wide variety of engineering innovations across all sectors of the profession, and a breadth of nominators from all corners of the globe.

ELIGIBILITY:

The QEPrize is international and open to any nationality. Nominations and suggestions are welcomed from across the world. The only limitations are that self-nomination and posthumous nomination are not allowed.

Nominations are to be made online via the QEPrize website: qeprize.org/nominate

A single prize will be awarded to one individual, or a team of up to ten people, responsible for a ground-breaking innovation in engineering that has been of global benefit to humanity.

BENEFIT:

The £500,000 prize is the world’s most prestigious engineering accolade, awarded to up to 10 engineers responsible for a bold, groundbreaking engineering innovation of global benefit to humanity.

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