Santander Universities Entrepreneur Grants.

Are you a Manchester Metropolitan University Undergraduate or Postgraduate student or graduate who would like to start a business?

If so, Innospace has Santander Universities Entrepreneur Grants of up to £2000 available to enable students and graduates to develop their entrepreneurial skills through start-up grants.

How to apply?

Apply and attend the Business Start-up Boot Camp in early summer or November or the virtual programme.

  • Attend compulsory 1-2-1 follow-on session after Boot Camp.

  • Engage with allocated Boot Camp mentor.

  • Submit an application form outlining the amount of funding required and what you wish to spend the funding on.

  • Pitch idea to a panel of judges to demonstrate how the funding will help you accelerate your business.

Next steps.

To register your interest and receive an application form for the Business Start-up Boot Camp, please email innospace@mmu.ac.uk

Santander Universities Information.

Santander Universities UK has donated over £88 million to support more than 108,000 students into higher education or work and now has 86 university partners. Globally, the division has to date invested more than €1.7bn in the shape of scholarships, travel grants, support for entrepreneurship, special projects and non-academic awards. This makes it one of the world’s largest corporate investors in higher education.

Santander Universities UK’s mission is to support students across 3 key areas: education, entrepreneurship and employability.

With a tailored package of financial and in-kind support, they help students boost their career prospects through paid internships or overseas travel; empower them to make their business ideas a reality; and support their learning with scholarships and bursaries.

Manchester Metropolitan University became a partner with Santander Universities in 2019.  The programme will provide, among other support, scholarships to enable students of the University to enhance their leadership skills and graduate employability.

For more information about Santander Universities, please visit: https://www.santander.co.uk/universities/about-us