Funders and Supporters
Multiple Avenues for Support and Involvement
There are multiple layers of support that will be gratefully received including:
| Nature of involvement | Examples of support | Setting |
|---|---|---|
Time & expertise |
Guest speakers |
Classrooms - Teaching |
| Workshop leaders | Competitions etc - Outreach | |
| Mentoring | Research & classrooms - Research and Teaching | |
| Judging panel | Classrooms - Teaching | |
Provision of projects |
Consulting projects |
Classrooms - Teaching |
| New business development projects | Classrooms - Teaching | |
Research settings & support |
Research settings for honours students |
In-business - Research |
| Research settings for PhD students | ||
| Research settings for the Business School | ||
Financial support |
A range of initiatives require ongoing financial support as set out below, including; research, scholarships, outreach activities, events sponsorship etc… |
See below - Research and Outreach |
Advice |
Advisory board member |
Business School - Research and Outreach |
Financial support
This involvement can be structured in a number of ways, whether aligned to a particular unit of study, research programme, outreach activity, or student-led competition.
| Indicative dollars* | Focus | Beneficiary |
|---|---|---|
2,000 - 5,000 |
Prize for best performance in Unit of Study Prizes for best performance in Business-Planning Competition |
Enrolled (entrepreneurship) students Enrolled (across the University or Business School) students |
5,000 - 10,000 |
Research scholarship for honours student Tailored workshop series |
Enrolled (entrepreneurship) honours student (1 year) Enrolled (entrepreneurship) students |
20,000 - 30,000 |
Research scholarship for PhD student International scholarship (coursework) Outreach and events support |
Enrolled (entrepreneurship) PhD student (3 years) Enrolled (entrepreneurship) students Administrative staff (can be a part-time student), community, enrolled students |
30,000 + |
Tailored research project Business School researcher Chair of Entrepreneurship Outreach activity |
Research assistant, post-doctoral student etc. Researcher (contract) Academic Administrative staff, community, enrolled students |
*Note - Due to administrative costs, these amounts represent an annual commitment (for three years or more)
These involvements can be named or anonymous as required.
Benefits and Rewards
- Staff development through mentoring, guest speaking and involvement in our community and social enterprise projects
- Student brand recognition and engagement
- Recognition in thought-leadership
- Access to research outcomes
- Network building through the University's numerous partnerships
- Community development opportunities and engagement
- Brand exposure through close student engagement, and our numerous public profiles (website, annual reports, on campus promotion, events, networks etc…)
- Involvement and influence on the education and development of our future workforce participants and entrepreneurs