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ABOUT

Are you a student in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan who dreams about starting your own business one day? If so, then the Big Idea Challenge is exactly the opportunity you’ve been looking for! The competition – a key part of the British Council’s Creative Spark Higher Education Enterprise Programme – encourages you to develop a innovative new ‘startup’ and pitch it to the world. So whether it’s a mobile app, a new medical service or a national dance club (all past winners) we want to hear about your idea, and how it solves real problems and wows customers.

STAGES

STAGE 1:<br />
APPLY BY<br />
JUNE 1 2019

STAGE 1:
APPLY BY
JUNE 1 2019

You’ll need to have taken part in a British Council Creative Spark activity in your own country and already have developed a brilliant idea? For your chance to win amazing prizes, you’ll also need to record a 60 second video pitch, upload it to the internet and then complete an application form by 1st June!

STAGE 2:<br />
SHORTLISTING AND<br />
POPULAR VOTE

STAGE 2:
SHORTLISTING AND
POPULAR VOTE

The teams behind the top ideas will be shortlisted for a country final judged by national panels of business experts. The teams from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan will also enter a public vote for the most post popular ideas. County finalists will be announced on 1st July.

STAGE 3:<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
FINALS

STAGE 3:
INTERNATIONAL
FINALS

Following country finals in mid July, the winning teams will be invited to the UK. The winners will walk away with prizes including free websites, internships and business mentoring to turn their idea into a reality – as well as a share of £30,000 of cash to provide seed funding to get your business off the ground. A first prize winner and runner-up will be anounced at an event in Oxford in early September.

CATEGORIES

DIGITAL INNOVATION

DIGITAL INNOVATION

Ideas that are based on digital technology and will bring new software or hardware into being.

SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

Ideas that will have a positive impact on our communities and the world beyond. This could be an environmental or social idea that helps those who need it most.

NON-TECH BUSINESS

NON-TECH BUSINESS

Do you have an idea for a new product, an exhibition, or a way to make your cultural environment more vibrant? Or perhaps you have an idea that will help creative people reach new audiences and be more successful.

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Enter

Want to submit an entry in the 2019 Big Idea Challenge as part of the British Council’s Creative Spark Programme? You’re in the right place. Use the form below to tell us about it! You’ll need to enter your idea in one sitting (it can’t be saved and returned to later). Please note that there are two pages to the entry form. And you need to provide us with a link to your Video Pitch too.

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