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IP Wise Up - develop your enterprising idea!

by Barnaby Mollett

IP Wise UP is an Imperial Programme aiming to hone students' entrepreneurial spirit and develop business ideas on a paid placement this summer.

About IP Wise Up

IP Wise Up is a training & placement programme open to all undergraduate students within the the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Natural Sciences

IP Wise Up provides students with an exclusive two-week enterprise & IP course delivered by Imperial Business School. This short course prepares students to develop their enterprising ideas over the Summer whilst on paid placements. Students will be given access to lab space, a budget and a bursary of up to £2400 to support their living costs.

What IP Wise Up provides

  • Receive up to a £2400 bursary to develop your enterprising idea over the Summer.
  • Receive up to £500 per student to develop your idea to proof-of-concept stage over 8 weeks.
  • Receive mentorship from leading enterprise experts & industrial partners on the development of your idea.
  • Opportunity to showcase idea to Imperial College partners at end of placement celebration event. 

How to apply

Visit the IP Wise Up website for further details and to download the application form. Submit the form with an outline of your idea by emailing it through to ipwiseup@imperial.ac.uk before 17 June 2015.