Events, Funding and Competitions
We provide opportunities for our students to engage with entrepreneurship via extra-curricular activities. Learn more about the process of creating a successful start-up and enhancing your network.
Events
In addition to our curriculum, we provide opportunities for our students to engage with entrepreneurship via extra-curriculum activities. Learn more about the process of creating a successful start-up and enhance your network here.
SBM bootcamp focuses on a specific theme with the participation of practitioners and professionals who will mentor and provide advice to our students on their entrepreneurial projects.
Competitions
- Queen Mary social venture fund competition
- The Mayor's Entrepreneur - a competition which offers 4 prizes of £20,000 each. Apply as an individual or as a team. Open to all students or recent graduates (max 1 year after graduation).
- Hult Prize - one of the world’s most acclaimed entrepreneurship programs operating on more than 1500 university campuses in 121 countries. It has a US$ 1 million final prize. The first phase is the on-campus competition that starts in October every year. SBM teams have entered semi-final stages in the past.
- More resources
Funding
- SBM funding – Apply to our Queen Mary social venture fund for your start-up
- Queen Mary offers multiple funding opportunities for start-up ideas
- Other funding sources