4th edition of the Global Food Venture Programme

We invite you to 4^th edition of the Global Food Venture Programme, a special EIT Food entrepreneurship education offering to highly qualified PhD students from Europe.  EIT Food is a European innovation initiative with a mission to educate the new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators to transform the food system onto a more sustainable and healthier path. Students from all disciplines are welcome.

Programme’s Benefits

–      Bespoke training curriculum in business creation & entrepreneurship

–      Bootcamps in key innovation ecosystems

–      Business coaching meetings

–      Mobility grants

–      Innovation prizes

–      Access to EIT Food partner network

–      Online educational resources

Participation is covered by EIT Food. Entry fees apply, please refer to our website.

There are two open calls for application in 2021: GFVP Stage I and Stage II

Programme’s description

GFVP Stage I– Idea Development
40 highly motivated PhD students from across Europe will get together for a life-changing, immersive entrepreneurial experience to learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and develop business propositions in the food space.

·         10-day Summer School (online by UAM & IMDEA)

·         Prizes for summer school winners

·         Private online course by EIT food

·         Final Event

GFVP Stage II – Business Incubation
25 PhD students with solid business ideas in food & agtech will be selected for an online bootcamp and gain access to business coaching for a period of 6 months to bring their ideas to next level. Participants will also join a 2^nd  bootcamp in Europe with invited experts from Silicon Valley, and eventually pitch their business plan at a final pitch competition with money prizes for winners.

·         1-week Pre-Incubation Bootcamp (online, by EPFL)

·         1-week immersion Bootcamp in key European ecosystem (in blended format by TUM)

·         Business coaching by an EIT Food partner

·         Mobility Grants up to 2K

·         Final Event with pitch competition and prizes up to 10K

Deadline for applications May 2021

Find out more on:
https://www.eitfood.eu/projects/global-food-venture-programme

For any further information, do not hesitate to contact us (Chryssa Dimaki, Activity Lead, dimaki@zv.tum.de)