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Adzuna Graduate of the Year 2014

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Adzuna are on the hunt to find the UK’s “Graduate of the Year 2014”. Graduate of the Year

The competition, open to all graduates, will reward the brightest and best in their field.

Applicants must answer a series of simple questions about themselves and what makes them special.

The winner will be rewarded with the following prizes: an internship with a top UK company (including eBay, L’Oreal, Sony & Google), a cash prize of £1000 and a CV clinic with a top UK entrepreneur.

Enter here: http://www.adzuna.co.uk/graduate-of-the-year.html

Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award

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The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award is a national competition to identify, next_generationsupport and develop top automotive talent of the future. 2013 winner Jake Larsson recently headed up the M1 to Peugeot UK’s headquarters in Coventry for the second stint of his five-month paid internship prize. He was soon heading back south again: across the Channel in fact, to Velizy and PSA’s R&D department, home of the company’s remarkable CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) facility, where science fiction is science fact. “It was amazing,” he said. “The innovation was mind-blowing. The engineers there are living five to ten years into the future.”

Entrants from UK universities are invited to answer the brief below as set by Autocar’s editor-­in-­chief Steve Cropley. This year’s winner will receive £7,500 and one month’s work experience at each of the leading automotive organisations supporting the award: McLaren Automotive, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota.

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OutSTANDing! Nimlok’s student marketing competition 2014

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Who is Nimlok? www.nimlok.co.uk

Nimlok is a leading global provider of exhibition stands and displays. We create stunning exhibition stands for the UK’s fastest growing brands. We work with marketers to understand their objectives to offer much more than just an architectural solution. We combine creative stand design with on-stand digital engagement tools to maximise our clients’ exhibiting experience and help improve their return on investment.

What is OutSTANDing?

Face to face marketing is a key marketing discipline. This new student competition sets out to find a winning event marketing campaign that provides an intelligent solution to achieving the objectives of each exhibiting brief.

Who can enter?
The competition is open to all UK marketing students in Higher Education aged 18+

How do I enter?
• Choose one of the three briefs below
• Submit your entry by the deadline and email to samantha.thomsett@nimlok.co.uk or submit by post to OutSTANDing, c/o Samantha Thomsett, Head of Marketing, Nimlok House, Booth Drive, Park Farm, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 6NL. Please read the terms and conditions for the details we need to accompany your entry.
• Final deadline – Entries to be received by 31st May 2014.

Adjudication
All entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts. The adjudication will take place w/c 9th June 2014
The winner will be announced w/c 16th June 2014

The Prize
The winning entrant will win £300. We will invite the winner to visit us at Marketing Week Live 2014, Olympia 25th June to collect their prize. There will be a photo opportunity and further publicity will be generated via Nimlok’s blog and social media

Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award 2014

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The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award is a national competition to identify, support and develop top automotive talent of the future in which entrants from UK universities are invited to answer the brief below as set by Autocar’s editor-in­-chief Steve Cropley. The winner will receive £7,500 and one month’s work experience at each of the leading automotive organisations supporting the award: McLaren Automotive, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota.
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Win a Microsoft Research Internship

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The Microsoft Research Bright Minds Competitionmicrosoft

A Bright Minds Internship is your opportunity to work on real-world projects alongside some of the brightest minds in computer science at Microsoft Research Cambridge.

With a Bright Minds Internship, you can:

  • Gain experience in a commercial research environment
  • Challenge yourself and explore new disciplines
  • Provide meaningful connections to mentors and colleagues

Successful candidates will embark on an eight week internship programme starting 30 June 2014 and will benefit from a competitive salary, subsidised accommodation, free bike rental, assistance with travel costs, discounts on Microsoft hardware and software, onsite gym membership and free beverages.

Eligibility

To be eligible to enter, you must:

  • Be in your penultimate year of undergraduate studies
  • Be studying engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, design, social sciences or computational sciences
  • Have strong analytical abilities and interest in research
  • Have programming skills
  • Have the right to work in the UK

Closing date for applications is 18 April 2014.

Visit the Bright Minds web page to find out how to apply.

research.microsoft.com/undergrad

STUDENT BUSINESS COMPETITION 2014

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Do you have a GREAT business idea?

£350 prize and a 3 month summer internship

Submit a written business plan detailing all the information in 3 pages

  • Present your innovative business idea to an expert seasoned business professional panel.
  • The winner will have the chance to watch their plans develop into a real business.
  • The more convincing, commercially realistic and credible the plan, the more likely it is to win…

Application form on Molewood Consulting website before 30/04/2014

www.molewoodconsulting.com

Welcome to the China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge!

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  • Do you have an idea for a business venture involving the UK and China?
  • Do you want a share of the £5,000 in cash prizes?
  • Do you want expert advice and comments on your business idea?
  • Do you want to build your international network of contacts?

Then join the China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge 2014!

The China-UK Entrepreneurship Competition aims to encourage new business ventures between China and the United Kingdom and is intended to simulate the real-world process of entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from early-stage investors and venture capital firms. The competition is part of the PMI2 (Prime Minister Initiative II) Connect project, supported by British Council and the Confucius Institute programme funded by Hanban.

The competition is open to university teams – students and post docs – both in the UK and China. Teams will be selected to participate in this competition for:

  • £5,000 cash prizes
  • An investment opportunity of £250,000 for the best business plans

Initial registration, proposal submission and selection deadline is 5pm Monday 14th April 2014

The Loughborough University Think Big Business Ideas Competition

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THINK BIG 2014 – simple ideas can make a BIG difference

Do you have a great idea then don’t forget to enter the Think Big Competition!

Our Business Ideas Competition can help you turn your great idea into an even greater business whether you’re just starting out, already trading or just dreaming big!!

With cash prizes and free advice there is no better time to Think Big!

The competition is open to ALL students – Undergraduates, Postgraduates and also Graduates from 2013

The Application Deadline is on 28th February 2014

Find out more at : www.lboro.ac.uk/think-big