The UNICE university foundation offers students and recent graduates from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, with at least a BAC+2 level, the second edition of the business creation/transfer competition, aimed at enabling them to create their own businesses while benefiting from a specific support system.
30,000 euros in funding for this call for project proposals
The selection process will take place in two stages: initially, the “Business Creation and Professional Integration” commission of the UNICE foundation will select projects that will each receive funding between 1,000 and 10,000 euros. In the second stage, the 2013 project call winner will be selected from the project leaders based on an innovative project in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility.
The application files must allow the jury to evaluate the relevance of the actions presented based on the following criteria:
• being in a process of business creation or transfer in the Alpes Maritimes;
• combining originality, usefulness, and efficiency;
• being well-argued, precise, and possibly illustrated with examples;
• demonstrating long-term economic sustainability based on a “Business Plan” (budget planning over 3 to 5 years).
8 projects rewarded in 2012
The first edition of this “Business Creation/Transfer” competition rewarded 8 student projects.
The winner, Nicolas Volle, received a check for 10,000 euros for his natural pigment production company project. He is now finalizing the statutes of his production company PIGM’AZUR; simultaneously, he is searching for a production workshop and continues to approach potential clients.
The UNICE foundation, a tool for academic excellence
For the past 2 years, the UNICE Foundation’s main goal has been to enhance the multidisciplinary nature of the University to continue its growth and remain at the highest international level. Developing academic excellence, funding research, promoting business creation, and fostering equal opportunities are its main missions
