We’re again looking for individuals or groups with exciting and entrepreneurial ideas for projects and businesses. Students at all levels of study are eligible to apply, as are recent alumni (graduated in the last two years).  Apply for up to £10,000 of funding to help you develop your ideas!

A list of our winners from 2017 and a summary of their respective organisations.

Uganda National Association of Cerebral Palsy: Deo Sekandi. Deo has created an organisation run by people with Cerebral Palsy after realising the people with Cerebral Palsy in Uganda are marginalised and not included in the disability movement. The organisation focuses at achieving inclusion and empowerment, it is both an advocacy and economic empowerment organisation, working to ensure people with Cerebral Palsy become economically active.

Her Gear: Jacqueline Read. Her Gear will be an online retailer of gear, equipment and clothing designed specifically for women working in technical positions across the creative industries (film/television/theatre). Her Gear products will increase the efficiency, comfort and safety of women technicians at work.  On a broader scale, Her Gear aims to bridge the gender gap in these industries by encouraging and empowering women in crew and helping them find success in their careers.

Haptic House; Katharine Hartley. Uniting elements of music education, phonics intervention and community cohesion, Kate is developing an approach to accelerate the acquisition dn development of English Language in vulnerable children with English as an additional language, though exposure to high quality music.

Box Room Theatre: Molly Bourne, Sian Brett, Georgia Green and Frankie Jolly. To move the company in to a professional theatre company, producing work by women and about women, tackling feminism in a way that is funny, honest and uplifting.

The Long Boys: Heny Asplin and Theo Mason Wood. To support the sustainability of their new writing and puppet company and the production of a new show: “The Walk” – the set and puppets made from found and recycled detritus of South East London, exploring the feeling of being an outsider in a world of grotesque consumption.