Social Entrepreneurship Competitions and Conferences

Dear Sir/Madam,

American University of Sharjah, one of the Middle East’s top-ranked universities, is delighted to announce its inaugural AUS New Venture Challenge which is under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah.  We are inviting graduate students from all around the world to take part in this event.
This exciting competition is set to be the Middle East’s most prestigious hard science investment competition, giving graduates the opportunity launch their start-up idea through the provision of funding and mentoring from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors.
The New Venture Challenge will take place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, February 3–5, 2019, bringing together the world’s best and brightest entrepreneurs, working in teams, to showcase their ideas.
Facts you need to know:

• Participants compete for a generous prize pool to fund their start-up

• Prize money can be doubled if the idea is taken up by the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park: www.ause.ae/initiatives

• The competition has a hard science focus

• Teams have a maximum of five participants

To find out more, or register your interest, visit https://nvc.aus.edu/
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate in contacting us.
If you are not the appropriate contact for this invitation, we would be very grateful if you could forward it to the right personnel and copy us on the email so we can update our contact list.

Karen Leschke
Project Coordinator
AUS New Venture Challenge
nvc@aus.edu