Join the Open Talent Pathways program and develop your own startup idea!

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In line with public health advice, the program will be run online via forums including Zoom

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Join the Open Talent Pathways program and develop your own startup idea!

The MID Open Talent Pathways program provides research students at the Masters and PhD level the opportunity to embark on their first journey in the startup ecosystem. Successful applicants will be introduced to the tools and approaches of the entrepreneur, empowered to find and develop their own potential start-up idea and grow their network in the innovation ecosystem. The program, co-developed by the MID partners at RMIT, The University of Melbourne and the City of Melbourne, will:

  • provide research students with inspiration and the core skills of the entrepreneur,
  • see participants explore problem spaces in the HealthTech and SportsTech sectors,
  • give students the opportunity to apply their skills and entrepreneurial concepts to develop and test their own startup ideas, and;
  • see participants live the entrepreneurial experience through OTP and partner–facilitated workshops and “open door” sessions, collaborative startup projects to explore problem spaces and solutions, and a final design sprint to amplify the potential of their startup idea and prepare for applications to later-stage accelerator programs at our partner organisations.

Applications are being accepted from July 6th 2020 – August 2nd 2020 – find more information and express your interest for the August 2020 intake by clicking the 'Book Now' button