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Applications are open between February 5 and April 19, 2024

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Ideas

The StartUp Research program is ignited by new ideas, new technologies, and/or new know-hows.

The participation of attendees with Innovative ideas will be encouraged. The StartUp Research program will evolve around participant’s ideas through teamwork. Teams of 3-4 elements, including NOVA SBE’s MBA students, will be formed around ideas fed by participants.

By bringing your own idea to the course, you’ll take maximum advantage of this learning experience. Your idea is valued during the student selection process.

Ideas are generically exposed in the Motivation Letter which is worth 60% of the overall student admission evaluation.

Proposing ideas increases the chances for winning one of the available Attendance Scholarships - see Applications & Admission for more information.

Yes. Only 1 idea per group will be developed in each StartUp Research edition, meaning between 5 to 8 ideas in total. The best consensual ideas will be chosen and groups formed according to students’ affinities and areas of interest. Students without an idea will be integrated in one of the teams.

StartUp Research as an added value and alternative to my PhD requirements

The StartUp Research may grant the credits necessary to obviate the attendance of the (Bio)Entrepreneurship module, mandatory in the third cycle of studies of ITQB NOVA Doctoral programs, i) if the attendance of the Program was already fully successfully accomplished, having led to a final classification of “Approved”, and ii) if the program was attended at a stage where the attendee was already involved independently in a Life Sciences research program, with more than 1 year of lab work, producing original results. In order to be accredited with either the “(Bio)Entrepreneurship”, or “Free Module” credits, a formal request must be submitted to the corresponding PhD Program Coordinator together with the StartUp Research Diploma / Certificate.

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

Yes. We take IP issues very seriously. At the very beginning of the course, before idea and/or technology details are disclosed, a Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality Declaration is signed by all students and staff, recognizing the ownership of the idea/technology to the student/ PI/ institution from where it was originated.

StartUp Research Follow-ups

Yes. The StartUp Research is a community, and the mentors will be available for further support. Furthermore, each year the students of the previous editions are welcome to join the new edition of the course, either to attend new features or repeat sections that they think are useful to improve their skills or to bring their projects to another translational level.

Scholarships

You apply for the scholarship immediately with your application. Name the scholarship you want and make it clear that you are applying for that scholarship in your motivation letter. If the scholarship is awarded to you, the value of the scholarship will be immediately discounted from your due tuition fee at the time of registration.

Yes. If you are not sure which scholarship is the best choice for you, you can apply for more than one scholarship in your motivation letter, and leave it to us to decide which one is the best fit for you.

Applications will be made through the formal Application Portal

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Ideas

The StartUp Research program is ignited by new ideas, new technologies, and/or new know-hows.

The participation of attendees with Innovative ideas will be encouraged. The StartUp Research program will evolve around participant’s ideas through teamwork. Teams of 3-4 elements, including NOVA SBE’s MBA students, will be formed around ideas fed by participants.