The Study Melbourne Future Founders Program, brought to you by Study Melbourne and StartSpace, is Australia’s largest entrepreneurial program for international students and aspiring new founders.
Students can connect with other students and new founders, learn practical career skills and gain support for a new business idea. Scholarships offer seed funding and business support to take new business ventures to the next level.
The program is free and designed specifically for international students.
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Roadshows
In these Roadshows, participants will hear stories from experienced migrant founders and find out more about entrepreneurship as a career option.
The Roadshows include a skills-based workshop and founder panel discussion. It’s free to participate, the Roadshows are designed to inspire international students and alumni in their career journey.
Venture Scholarships
The Study Melbourne Future Founders Venture Scholarships offer current and former international students (up to 5 years post-graduation) who are leading new business ventures with startup funding, a StartSpace Loft membership and one-on-one coaching and mentoring opportunities.
The scholarship program runs for 12 weeks annually and provides:
- AUD$ 10,000 seed funding for your business venture
- StartSpace Loft memberships for the duration of the program
- Six 1 hour 1:1 mentoring sessions with a business mentor and more
Festival
The annual Study Melbourne Future Founders Festival is free to attend and includes a full day and evening of inspiring founder talks, panel sessions, interactive workshops, an evening party with networking and features the final of the pitch competition. All participants can make new connections and explore entrepreneurship as a career path, including a chance to win up to $5,000 AUD in the Study Melbourne Future Founders Pitch Competition.
The competition is open to current and former international students (up to 5 years post-graduation) who have inspiring ideas for solving the challenges in the world, both big and small.
Contact us if you have questions or want more information.
Delivered by StartSpace
StartSpace is a business support service and community for people starting out on their business development journey.
Membership is free and gives you access to a coworking space, free programs and events to support your business development and a like-minded community.
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