💲 Funding 💲
[🌎] DB Digital Holodeck Challenge
Deadline 22nd March. A paid commissioning process towards a VR training module for training of construction site planners.
[🇬🇧] DBACE £50k fund
Deadline 31st March. 5 winners share £50k prize fund and £100k worth of business support. The programme aims to enable and celebrate creative entrepreneurship for social good led by 18-30-year olds in the UK today.
[🇬🇧] Innovate UK Smart Grants
Deadline 22nd April. £25m fund for innovative and/or disruptive and ambitious idea leading to new products, processes or services.
[🌎] Lumen Prize • Celebrating the best art created with technology
Deadline 8th May. Prize fund of $11,500 across categories of Still, Moving Image, XR, 3D/Interactive and Artificial Intelligence. Finalists are also eligible for the People’s Choice Award and the Lumen Gold award.
🏆 Awards 🏆
[🇪🇺] The Europas 2020
Deadline 25th March. No games categories, but if you've ever described your company as "<something> Tech" then there's probably an award for you here.
[🌎] Imagination Gaming Family & Education Game Awards
Deadline 1st April. Focussed on games for educational and social organisations and supporting families, children and learning.
[🌎] EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
No deadline. "A unique global program that recognizes entrepreneurial achievement among individuals".
Funding Assistance
Sugar - Quick and easy funding to grow your game
Sugar is a new financing platform for the digital economy, created to provide capital to exciting game studios. We provide funds quickly & painlessly, so our clients can focus on running their businesses, scale up, & avoid any cashflow speed bumps along the way. Get in touch at hello@add-sugar.io
⏩ Accelerators ⏩
[🌎] Slush Academy
Deadline 30th March. Accelerated learning, mentoring from experienced founders and an internship in a high-growth startup – our 3-month summer program is the start of the revolution in entrepreneurship education.
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🔧 Resources 🔧
💡 Inspiration 💡
💤 Housekeeping 💤
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