Are you a student with a startup or idea? Enter the biggest student entrepreneurship competition

𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀’ 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Are you a student or recent graduate with a startup or idea? 

The Philips Innovation Award is your chance to go from a business plan to an investor-ready stage. Compete for a prize of up to €50K, valuable exposure, and a national stage for your idea.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻:
• Exposure to top entrepreneurs and investors
• Coaching to sharpen your business model and pitch
• Media visibility throughout the programme
• A spot on at the Grand Finale in Theater Rotterdam, pitching in front of hundreds, including leaders such as Ali Niknam (Founder & CEO bunq) and Roy Jakobs (CEO Philips)

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲:

🔹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
For more mature startups (KVK registration before 1 Oct 2025). Prize €50K and expert mentoring. Past alumni include felyx - Part of Cooltra group and Lumox.

🔹𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
For early-stage ideas (no KVK/registered after 1 Oct 2025). Prize: €10K to kickstart your journey. Past alumni include I See U Baby Care.