Future Founders Venture Scholarships 2025

Published: 3 February 2025

Last year's Future Founder Venture Scholarship winners

Give your new business a boost in 2025 - apply for a Venture Scholarship! Applications are open to current and former international students (up to 5-years post-graduation) leading a new business venture.

Five scholarships are on offer for founders or teams of up to 3, running from April to June 2025 including:

$10,000 AUD seed funding
a StartSpace Loft membership
business mentoring
coaching and more!

Apply by 11.59pm (AEST) Sunday 2 March.

2025 Venture Scholarships

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