ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Trinity Bradfield Prize is one of the leading early stage Tech & Science awards running at The University of Cambridge. It is operated by Trinity College Cambridge and The Bradfield Centre.
No-strings attached grant funding is provided, alongside a comprehensive package of support and mentoring, designed to support translating early stage technologies into real-world impact.
PRIZES & AWARDS
For the 2023 edition, a total prize pot of £30,000 of non-dilutive funding is available for up to 4 main prize winners.
Prizes
£10,000 First Prize
£10,000 Commercialisation Prize
£5,000 Hellings Prize
£5,000 Runner Up Prize
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
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ALL APPLICANTS will be invited to attend four in person workshops covering key entrepreneurial topics led by subject matter experts, including Pitching, Customer Discovery, IP and Business Plan development.
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ALL FINALISTS will have access to our hand picked Mentor network, providing 1:1 support and advice.
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ALL FINALISTS receive 3 months free Membership of The Bradfield Centre - the regions leading Tech Hub, providing an opportunity to rub shoulders with the founders of 120 startups that make up The Bradfield Centre community.
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ALL WINNERS enjoy associated media coverage, helping to boost the profile of their projects.
ELIGIBILITY
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At least one member of the team be a student (post-graduate or undergraduate) or an early career researcher (not yet career independent) at The University of Cambridge.
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The finalist cohort from the previous Trinity Bradfield Prize are eligible for the Commercialisation Prize.
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Single applicants and repeat applicants are encouraged to apply.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
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Phase 1 - complete our application form.
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Phase 2 - attend our entrepreneurship workshops.
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Phase 3 - applicants provide a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation. Focus on the clarity of your message and narrative, and apply your learning from the entrepreneurship workshops. Do not overly worry about producing professional slide designs, videos, and graphics. The slide format is as follows:
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Project Overview/Value Proposition
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Product/Tech/IP
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Target Market/Customers
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Financials/Business Plan
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Team
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Phase 4 - Judges use your application and slide deck to select the finalists for participation in the final in January 2024. Finalists provided with access to mentors and The Bradfield Centre.
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Phase 5 - Pitch final and winners announced. Mentoring & Bradfield Centre access continues.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOPS
OUR JUDGES
Sir Greg Winter
Our chair of Judges. Former Master of Trinity College, Sir Greg is a Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist best known for his work on the therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies.
Kerry Baldwin
Kerry co-founded IQ Capital in 2006 and has over 20 years deeptech venture capital experience. Kerry was also the Chair of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
Anne Dobrée
Anne is Director of Programming at Cambridge Enterprise, and formerly led the Cambridge Enterprise Seed Funds team.
Robert Swann
Robert is a serial entrepreneur specialising in early stage technology companies, and is a Cambridge Angel.
John Yeomans
John is a director and investor in a portfolio of growth technology businesses. He has over 30 years experience in the telecommunications sector as an engineer, marketeer and consultant.
James Parton
James is Managing Director of The Bradfield Centre, Co-founder of DevRel.Agency, and Co-host of Cambridge Tech Podcast. He has 30 years experience in Tech.
Maximilian Ge
Maximilian supports and connects early-stage founders and builders. He worked on tech startups and has over 16 years experience across the Cambridge innovation ecosystem.
MENTORING
ORGANISATIONS
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PRIZE HISTORY
2023 is the fifth edition of The Trinity Bradfield Prize. To date, more than 300 teams have applied to the prize with £70,000 in prizes awarded. The prize has become one of the leading early start Tech & Science awards running at The University of Cambridge.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
As a high profile competition, the winners of The Trinity Bradfield Prize enjoy coverage in Business Weekly, Cambridge Independent, The Bradfield Centre Blog, Trinity College Blog and Cambridge Tech Podcast
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