
Sandooq Al Watan’s Student Pitch Competition – Spring 2025
Application Deadline: 19 March 2025
Win up to 30,000 AED and kickstart your entrepreneurial journey!
- Startups Themes:
- Culture, Tourism & Creative Industries
- Sustainability
- Cybersecurity
- Healthcare
- Prizes in form of grants:
- 1st Place: 30,000 AED (4 winners)
- 2nd Place: 20,000 AED (4 winners)
- 3rd Place: 15,000 AED (4 winners)
Teams of up to 4 members, with a team member being UAE Nationals, are eligible to apply.
Important Dates:
- Applications Open: January 20, 2025
- Submission Deadline: March 19, 2025
- Demo Day: April 12, 2025
To support students, we are organizing Inspiration and Ideation Sessions form industry experts in the themes mentioned above. Please invite them to register for these webinars:
- Inspiration Session 1: Sustainability, UAE National Culture, Tourism & Creative Industries
- Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2024 / Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Registration: Inspiration Session 1 – Sustainability, UAE Culture, Tourism and Creative Industries
- Ideation Session 1: Guiding the Ideation Process
- Date: Thursday, January 30, 2024 / Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Registration: Ideation Session 1
- Ideation Session 2: Guiding the Ideation Process
- Date: Tuesday, February 04, 2024 / Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Registration: Ideation Session 2
- Inspiration Session 2: Cybersecurity and Healthcare
- Date: Thursday, February 06, 2024 / Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Registration: Inspiration Session 2 – Cybersecurity and Healthcare
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