During three weeks, the participants of the pre-incubation program from Ukrainian Future, the business incubator of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, will work on transforming their scientific works into operating startups. From January 15 to February 2, 2024, young innovators will be able to lay the foundations for opening their own business at the UF Startup School Beginner. Namely:

• dive into the startup ecosystem;
• understand the value of your invention and its competitive advantages;
• evaluate your own idea from the point of view of potential customers and partners;
• turn an idea into a unique business model;
• strengthen your leadership qualities and teamwork skills;
• get to know the main tools of startup management as a project;
• prepare the project for a real startup pitch.

At the end of the Program, there will be a Crash Test — testing the idea for compliance with modern market challenges. All participants of the program, who will systematically attend online sessions and prepare presentations of their projects, will receive a Certificate of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on completion of the program. According to the results of the final pitch, prizes are also provided:

1. vouchers for UF FabLab services to develop prototypes of their inventions;
2. grant for services of the Ukrainian Future business incubator in the format of an incubation program - annual access to the material base of the incubator (office space, Fablab, library of materials) and services for business consulting, promotion, fundraising, participation in the activities of the business incubator and partners.

Start of the program: January 15, 2024.
Duration: 3 weeks (15.01. — 2.02.2024)
Format: online group sessions three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) from 17:00 to 18:30 on the Zoom platform + individual consultations on January 23, 25 and 30
Working language: Ukrainian.
Target audience: young inventors, winners of MAN competitions, holders of Ukrainian Future certificates, participants of preparatory training for the UF Startup School Beginner 2023 program (age 15+).
Selection conditions: on a competitive basis.

You can apply for participation in the UF Startup School Beginner program until January 13, 2024 inclusive.

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Explore and create! We invite those who believe in their own idea!

*The organizer and coordinator of the program is Ukrainian Future, a business incubator of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.