Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) 2025

Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) 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.

For the upcoming cohort, CUPP is themed in AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and Web3.

CUPP 2025 offers

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

Prize

Winning teams will receiveHK$100,000  Grant of Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

ELIGIBILITY

• Project must be rooted in digital tech.
• Applicants must be nominated by CUPP Co-organising Universities (CityU, HKBU, HKMU, HKSYU, LU, SFU, CUHK, EduHK, HSUHK, PolyU, HKUST, HKU).
• Applicants must be between 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) upon the nomination deadline (i.e. 3 March 2025).
• Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students nominated by the Co-organising Universities, either currently enrolled university students or recently graduated within 3 years prior to the nomination deadline (i.e. 3 March 2022 to 3 March 2025) from the Co-organising Universities.
• Applicants must have a good command of English.
• Team members could be a mixture of students or recent graduates from the CUPP 2025 Co-organising Universities.
• Each team could have up to 5 members. Suggested team structure:
  • 1 team leader (i.e. principal applicant) with Hong Kong ID Card holder and main contact person of the team.
  • Up to 2 core team members with technical/UIUX knowledge, who will be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
  • Up to 2 supporting team members, who will NOT be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
  • Maximum 3 members per team can join the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp.

Details of CUPP 2025, please visit official website (HERE)

Official Info Pack for Students (HERE)

Enquiry: training@cyberport.hk

INFO SESSION (6 DEC 2024)

An info session will be held to introduce CUPP 2025 to university students to get them understand more about the programme.

It will provide an overview of the programme, including eligibility, timeline, fees and deposit, and an introduction webinar by Draper University. Interested students are also welcomed to make use of the opportunity to build connections with other tech enthusiasts and programme alumni.

Join the Info Session to find out more on CUPP 2025 and team up with like-minded people!

Date: 6 Dec 2024 (Fri)

Time: 18:30-20:30

Venue: Function Rooms 1-3, Level 3, Cyberport 3 (Complimentary round-trip shuttle bus service between Kennedy Town and Cyberport available)

Details & registration: HERE

HOW TO APPLY CUPP 2025 HKUST NOMINATION?

• Interested HKUST teams please fill the ONLINE FORM, upload your PITCH DECK and TEAM LIST (Template) by 23 Feb 2025.
• Internal Assessment will be taken by HKUST EC to select potential teams to Cyberport for further consideration. 
• Enquiry: ecenter@ust.hk (Ms. Sue HUI)