How to apply

When you decide you’re up for the Venture Challenge, the next step is to submit your proposal via
an Venture Proposal Form. This document will determine whether or not you are admitted into the Challenge.

Submission deadline: 6 March 2012, 12:00 hrs

Once we receive your Form, NGI and the external experts will assess it for suitability. This relates to whether we believe your proposal and you yourself will genuinely benefit from the workshops and coaching sessions.
If your proposal is considered promising, you and your team will be asked to participate in an intake discussion to talk about next steps and to further assess your proposal.

There are a few eligibility criteria for the Venture Challenge.

  • The proposal should be Life Sciences-related.
  • Each team should consist of three or more team members, with at least one who is passionate about pushing the proposal forward.

If you participate in the Venture Challenge:

  • You must agree that your name(s), the title of the Venture Challenge proposal, plus a non-confidential description of the proposal may be used for communication purposes.
  • You will be asked to sign a Confidentiality Agreement.

Venture Challenge Spring 2012: March - June 2012

Call open:                         14 December 2011
Call close:                         6 March 2012, 12:00 hrs 
Intake interviews:          14 15 March 2012
Workshop, part I:           27 29 March 2012
Workshop, part II:          9 11 May 2012
Challenge session:            7 June 2012 (preliminary)
Winner announcement:   13 June 2012 (preliminary)