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 digital technology-focused entrepreneurship programme with boot camp, mentorship and competition aims at nurturing young digital tech 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.

For the upcoming cohort, CUPP is themed in AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and Web3.

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

• Project must be rooted in digital tech

• Applicants must be nominated by CUPP Co-organising Universities

• 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 Universities, either currently enrolled university students or recently graduated within 3 years prior to the nomination deadline from the co-organising universities

• Applicants must have good command of English

• Team members could be a mixture of students from the 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

  • Up to 2 Core Team Members with technical/UIUX knowledge, who will be joining the overseas Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

  • Up to 2 Supporting Team Members, who will NOT be joining the overseas Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

  • Maximum 3 members per team can join the overseas 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
Office of the Senior Vice-President (Innovation and Enterprise)
E  michelle.yf.li@cityu.edu.hk  

Hong Kong Baptist University
Career Centre, Office of Student Affairs
E  becky_poon@hkbu.edu.hk

Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration
E  szhang@hkmu.edu.hk

Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Department of Applied Data Science
E  ads@hksyu.edu

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

Saint Francis University
Innovative Incubation Centre
E  mh2ip@sfu.edu.hk  

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

The Education University of Hong Kong
Knowledge Transfer Sub-office
E kt@eduhk.hk

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Department of Economics and Finance
E Joanneip@hsu.edu.hk

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

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

The University of Hong Kong
Techno-Entrepreneurship Core
E tim.cheung@hku.hk

Enquiry Email: training@cyberport.hk

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