The 2025 NYCU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition has started accepting submissions!

 

By participating in the competition, you can receive the following benefits:
①Apply to use co-working space.

②Access to a vast pool of industry mentors.

③Priority enrollment in courses offered by the center

④Free consultation and guidance.

⑤Up to 100,000 NTD in maximum subsidy.

Access to other entrepreneurial resources, competition information, government programs, and related updates.

uRegistration Url： https://forms.gle/923C7XX9R9wBJYkg6

uSubmission Period：From now until April 18, 2025 (Friday) at 23:59 (GMT+8).

uDetails of the Competition：https://reurl.cc/WAMv4O

 

uEligibility：Each team must consist of at least 3 members and no more than 5 members, with the team leader being a current student or professor at the NYCU. Each individual can only participate in one team. Team members cannot be the owners or responsible persons of other companies.

uEntrepreneurial Content：There is no restriction on the industry for the entrepreneurial theme, with the goal of establishing a new startup and presenting a feasible entrepreneurial plan with a prototype of a product or service. If the entrepreneurial theme is to combine the 'Naxsen sensing device' to propose an innovative business idea, the total score will be weighted by 30%.

 

uCompetition Schedule (unscheduled dates will later be announced)

April. 18：Online registration deadline for preliminary round
May. 2：Deadline for submission of preliminary round PPT and other documents
May. 19：Preliminary round results announced
May. 28：Semifinal
June 2：The announcement of the results of the Semifinal
June. 3~July.31：Entrepreneurship Workshop
August. 5：Business plan and presentation materials submission deadline for the final round
Early September：Final (Demo Day and Award Ceremony)
November. 28：Deadline for subsidy reimbursement
 
uCompetition Process

1) Preliminary round: Submission of presentation and application documents to the Center will serve as the basis for qualification and document review, and teams will be selected based on their performance in the preliminary round.
2) Semifinal round: Teams will prepare a 5-minute oral presentation, followed by a 10-minute Q&A session.
3) Final round: Teams that pass the semifinal round must complete the mentor guidance and course training arranged by the Center before the final competition. Teams are also required to submit a feasible business plan and presentation for the final round. On the day of the final, teams need to showcase their project outcomes and give a pitch.
 
uAwarding and Reimbursement

1)  After passing the semifinal, each team will receive a subsidy of NT10,000.
2)  After passing the final round, the team selected for the "Best Entrepreneurship Award" will receive a subsidy of NT$100,000. The team selected for the "Excellent Team Award" will receive a subsidy of NT$30,000.
3)  Teams that make it to the final must attend the final competition and award ceremony to await the announcement of the winners. Absence will be considered as a forfeiture of the award eligibility.
4)  The recipients of the subsidy must provide a Subsidy Expenses Management Planning Sheet and utilize the allocated funds according to the approved plan. If any false information is found, the organizing unit reserves the right to cancel the subsidy.
5)  The deadline for reimbursement is 2025.11.28.

 

NYCU students and faculty are welcome to participate.We look forward to your participation!