Inspiring entrepreneurs for the real world

Entrepreneurs create the jobs, organisations and industries of the future. When you invest in our students, you will help budding entrepreneurs develop the knowledge, skills and experiences they need to create and deliver value for others.

Through inspiring, developing, mentoring, and connecting students with others in the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, Entrepreneurship and Regional Innovation empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs. Extra-curricular learning programs, events, and resources available in the QUT foundry spaces at Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campuses create a supportive environment for students to build their futures through entrepreneurial actions including:

• Side Hustle
• Venture Catalyst – Beyond Side Hustle
• Growth Lab
• Innovation Catalyst
• How To… sessions
• Inside Innovation visits
• Open Pitch Nights.

• provide scholarships to Budding Entrepreneurs starting in any undergraduate degree at QUT, at $8,000 per year or $24,000 over three years for a named scholarship.
• create and deliver learning events such as bootcamps, speaker series, innovation challenges, immersions, missions and tours, hackathons, start-up weekends or entrepreneurial showcases.
• support the Entrepreneur in Residence program to attract talented alumni and international entrepreneurs to QUT to develop and implement programs that further develop entrepreneurial capability.
• seed and reward the development of entrepreneurial ideas pitched at bootcamps or in the curriculum in ‘accelerator’ type programs.