Cyberport University Partnership Programme ("CUPP")

The Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) supported by Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF)  is a life-changing experience to unleash participants’ full potential and gain insights into the global market! This financial technology (FinTech) focused entrepreneurship programme with boot camp, mentorship and competition that aiming at nurturing young FinTech talents for Hong Kong since 2015. The nominated students have unique chance to participate in Overseas Entrepreneurship Boot Camp and receive mentorship from local and international industry elites. The winning teams will receive HK$100,000 grant from CCMF. ​

The Programme offers:
-  A series of FinTech pre-camp nurturing sessions in Hong Kong
-  An Entrepreneurship Boot Camp by prestigious overseas university​
-  Mentorship and insight from FinTech industry elites, both locally and globally
-  Pitch innovative FinTech business idea to investors
-  Win HK$100,000 grant by Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

• Project must be rooted in digital tech and focus on FinTech related with components, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity etc. ​

• Applicants must be nominated by CUPP co-organising university partners.​

• Applicants must be between 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) upon the nomination deadline.​

• Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students from CUPP co-organising university partners, either currently enrolled university students or graduated within 3 years from the co-organising universities (i.e. 3 years before nomination deadline).

• Applicants must have a good command of English.

• Team members could be a mixture of students from different CUPP co-organising universities.​

• Each team could have up to 5 members. Suggested team structure: ​

  • 1 team leader (i.e. principal applicant) with Hong Kong ID Card holder and main contact person of the team.

  • Up to 2 core team members with technical/UIUX/FinTech knowledge, who will be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

  • Up to 2 supporting team members, who will NOT be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp ​

  • Maximum 3 members per team can join the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp.

Details please refer to Guides and Notes for Applicants

Winning teams will receive HK$100,000 grant to Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF)

About Vetting criteria, vetting team compositions, and Grant Disbursement and Others.

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CUPP is a programme on nomination based. Interested applicants should contact CUPP co-organising universities for nomination.

City University of Hong Kong
HK Tech 300
E  hktech300.info@cityu.edu.hk   

Hong Kong Baptist University
Office of Student Affairs
(Entrepreneurial Learning Team)
E  becky_poon@hkbu.edu.hk

Hong Kong Metropolitan University
HKMU Academic Support 
E  szhang@hkmu.edu.hk

Lingnan University
Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative
E  lei@ln.edu.hk  

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
PI Centre
E picentre@cuhk.edu.hk

The Education University of Hong Kong
Entrepreneurship Development Unit (EDuce)
E kt@eduhk.hk

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office
E inno.hub@polyu.edu.hk

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
HKUST Entrepreneurship Center
E ecenter@ust.hk

The University of Hong Kong 
HKU iDendron
E idendron@hku.hk

Enquiry Email: training@cyberport.hk

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