PitchIt! Competition
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre is proud to present PitchIt! - a student societies' entrepreneurship competition in partnership with the Students' Union at The University of Manchester.
In 2020, the University of Manchester Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) and Students’ Union came together to discuss how to promote entrepreneurship and help students build an entrepreneurial mindset. An important outcome was PitchIt! - a student societies’ entrepreneurship competition. PitchIt! is ideal for students who are driven to develop their entrepreneurial skills, strategic thinking, and network with like-minded individuals. Societies are encouraged to form an innovative project team to develop a proposal to win up to £1,250 from a £6,000 prize pot to help support projects and initiatives that will generate income for their society and expand impact.
PitchIt! competition is held in Semester 2 of the academic year.
Applications open at the beginning of Semester 2. The application period is one month. A pitching workshop is scheduled in this month. Shortlisted finalist societies must attend a 'Practice Your Pitch' workshop before the Finals. Winners are announced after the final pitch at the Finals.
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1. You need to be a registered group with the University of Manchester Students’ Union to apply for PitchIt!
2. Complete the online application form in full, including a 300-word written pitch outlining the activities you’re hoping to fund and the individual questions.
- Entrepreneurial Flair: We are looking for entrepreneurial ideas that will help your society generate more income and expand impact. These could be ticketed events, product development or fundraising projects.
- Feasibility: Your projects should be completed before the end of Semester 1 of the next academic year.
- Use of Funds: You need to have a breakdown of expected use of funds.
- Participation in Pitching Workshop: This workshop scheduled before the application deadline is designed to help applicants learn the basics of how to pitch; participation of your society at this workshop will be one of the criteria taken into consideration when finalists are being shortlisted.
3. Have 1 committee member be your PitchIt! Rep to pitch at the finals. It is mandatory for this person to attend our Pitching and ‘Practice Your Pitch!’ workshops.
4. If shortlisted, have at least 3 committee members (including your PitchIt! Rep) to represent your society at the Finals.
5. It is mandatory to complete the feedback form which will be sent to you with pictures/videos/written update of your event/project by the specified date.
