The College of Business is offering five candidates a coveted place at EIA 2018. The winners of the competition will have the academy fee paid as well as flights and accommodation for the duration of the competition (total value of the award is in excess of €3,000). The process for DIT College of Business students, to making an application is listed below. 

You can read here about our successful applicants from last year and how they enjoyed their experience at EIA 2017.  

ABOUT EIA 2018

The European Innovation Academy is the world's largest entrepreneurship summer school focused on technology innovation. This scholarship presents you with an opportunity to work in a multicultural, multidisciplinary team and launch a new offering to the market within a 15 day period. During the academy, your team will be mentored and tutored by industry leaders, serial entrepreneurs and educators. The summer school programme mimics the live entrepreneurial process, it is strongly influenced by tried and tested Silicon Valley startup accelerators and methodologies. The summer school content is developed in cooperation with professors from universities including UC Berkeley and Stanford and also by innovative corporations such as Google, Amadeus, IBM, Samsung, Orange and Credit Agricole.

REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMISSION

The competition is open to individual DIT undergraduate and postgraduate students registered in the College of Business, Aungier street campus. *Exceptionally, applications will be accepted for groups of students.

Please complete the online application form which includes the below requirements; 

  • Name, student number, programme
  • A summary of your product idea
  • Your CV- upload
  • An outline of your Lean Product Canvas- EAI Application 2018- (upload via online form in section 3)
Business Model Workshop- Lean Product Canvas
There will be a workshop at 1pm on Tuesday, March 6th in 5-032, 5th floor, Aungier street, to answer any questions you may have on the Lean Product Canvas. 

DEADLINE

Applications are due no later than 16h.00 on Monday, March 26th 2018

IMPORTANT DATES

Feb 28th 2018

Webinar launch of EIA scholarship competition featuring contribution from EIA 2017 academy graduates

March 6th 13h.00

5-032

Application Workshop using the Lean Product Canvas

March 26th 16h.00

Closing date for applications

Make your online application here 

April 10th

Shortlisted applicants notified.

April 19th

Finalists pitch to judging panel

May 3rd

Announcement of winners (Booking of Flights & Accommodation)

May-June

Sign up to EIA platform

July 8th – July 27th

EIA Italy

http://inacademy.eu/

 

July 16th – Aug 3rd

EIA Portugal

CONTACT

If you have questions, please contact 

Claire Mc Bride T: 01-402-3276 E: Claire.mcbride@dit.ie

About EAI: https://www.inacademy.eu/