Get expert advice from one of the minigrants judges.

The £2,000 minigrants awards close at 5pm on Friday 19th March 2010. To give you the best chance of winning, one of the judges will be available this week to give you free one to one advice about your application. So if you have any questions about the application process, about terms and conditions, or just want to get your application into the best shape possible, make sure you take advantage of this opportunity to get some expert advice.

The advice clinics will be held in the Careers Service, Horton Building, at:

12pm-2pm Tuesday 16th March

1pm-3pm Friday 19th March

All information and application forms can be found here.

Open to all Royal Holloway students and staff

Do you want to unlock the potential of an entrepreneurial idea? Do you have an idea for a sustainable, scalable commercial or social enterprise that needs an injection of cash to show that it could work? A competition is now open to all Royal Holloway students and staff. Up to ten grants of £2,000 are available for staff and student teams who want to show their idea to be worthy of further investment.

Last year 40% of applications were successful.

Teams must include at least one RHUL staff member and one undergraduate or postgraduate student.

Key dates
The application deadline is 5pm on Friday 19th March 2010 and results will be announced on 15th April.

Mini-grant clinics
If you would like some early feedback on your idea, you can meet with the Entrepreneurship Careers Adviser, John King. A drop-in service operates:

10:00 to 11:00 every Tuesday – Careers Service

How to apply
Competition rules and an application form are available from the Research and Enterprise website. For more information please email minigrants@rhul.ac.uk.