Awards

The following cash and in-kind awards are confirmed for Venture Day in 2022

name of AWARD

 CATEGORY AWARD
CommBank & Telstra Best Venture Prize Open

$10,000 cash
Kazacos Prize in Entrepreneurship Social Venture

$5,000 cash and $5,000 in kind
Kazacos Prize in Entrepreneurship Early Stage Venture

$5,000 cash and $5,000 in kind
UTS Business School Dean's Award Social Justice $5,000 cash
UTS Business School Dean's Award Technology Adoption $5,000 cash
UTS Business School Dean's Award Female Entrepreneur $5,000 cash
Bader Capital, Bishop and Fang Venture Day Prize Open $16,800 in-kind
ASTRON Award for Best Market Traction Traction $5,000 in kind
Gilbert & Tobin Prize Open $5,000 in kind
     

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

  • To be eligible, students have to be enrolled in a UTS degree program or be a UTS alumni
  • The panel of judges will confirm the award to the winning student based on the presentations of all finalists at UTS Venture Day
  • In the event two or more eligible participants are judged to be equal, the award will be shared equally between the winning participants
  • In the event that a team of participants presents and wins the award, the award shall be granted to and shared equally within that team
Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.