CYBERPORT UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (CUPP) 2023

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12:00pm - 01:00pm
Hong Kong, Cyberport

Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) is calling for applications. It is a FinTech focused entrepreneurship programme with boot camp, mentorship and competition that aiming at nurturing young FinTech talents for Hong Kong since 2015. CUPP is a programme on nomination-based. You are welcome to join the Online Info Session & Networking Session organized by Cyberport to get more understanding of CUPP2023. For details of programme, please refer to the programme website

How to Apply ?

CUPP is a programme on nomination-based.  Interested applicants should contact CUPP 2023 Co-organising Universities for nomination details.  

How to seek HKUST EC Nomination?

  1. HKUST Teams are required to fill the form (HERE) and provide the pitching deckbusiness proposal for EC consideration
  2. Deadline for HKUST teams seeking EC nomination: 28 Feb 2023
  3. Enquiry about nomination: ecenter@ust.hk (Ms Tracy Leung of HKUST Entrepreneurship Center)
  4. Enquiry about CUPP 2023: training@cyberport.hk
 Winning teams will receive HK$100,000 Grant of Cyberport Creative Micro FundThe Programme offers

•    A series of FinTech pre-camp nurturing sessions in Hong Kong
•    Entrepreneurship Boot Camp at University of Cambridge 
•    Mentorship and insight from FinTech industry elite
•    Pitch your FinTech business idea to investors
•    Win HK$100,000 grant by Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

Eligibility

•    Project must be rooted in digital tech and focus on FinTech related with components, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity etc.
•    Applicants must be nominated by CUPP co-organising university partners (CityU, HKBU, HKMU, LingU, CUHK, EduHK, PolyU, HKUST, HKU).
•    Applicants must be between 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) upon the nomination deadline (i.e. 15 March 2023). 
•    Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students from CUPP co-organising university partners, either currently enrolled university students or graduated within 3 years (i.e 15 March 2020 to 15 March 2023) from the co-organising universities.
•    Applicants must have a good command of English.
•    Team members could be a mixture of students from different CUPP co-organising universities.
•    Each team could have up to 5 members. Suggested team structure: 
o    1 team leader (i.e. principal applicant) with Hong Kong ID Card holder and main contact person of the team.
o    Up to 2 core team members with technical/UIUX/FinTech knowledge, who will be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
o    Up to 2 supporting team members, who will NOT be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
o    Maximum 3 members per team can join the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp.

Enquiry

- Enquiry about HKUST nomination: ecenter@ust.hk (Ms Tracy Leung of HKUST Entrepreneurship Center)

- Enquiry about CUPP 2023: training@cyberport.hk

- Website of CUPP 2023: Here

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