Global Student Entrepreneur Award

GSEA is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university (including Swiss “Fachhochschule”). Student entrepreneurs compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and/or national competitions in hopes to qualify for the EO GSEA Finals. GSEA is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) program. Participants compete for the main prize of around CHF 44.800,00 in cash, donated business services and memberships at premium entrepreneurial incubators and programs.

Criteria

*Eligibility to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards competition is at the discretion of the GSEA Management Team.* You must be enrolled for the current academic year in a university/college as an undergraduate or graduate* student at the time of application. Full-time enrollment is not required; part-time enrollment is acceptable. You must be the owner, founder or controlling shareholder of your student business. Each company can be represented by only one owner/co-founder - studentpreneur. Your student business must have been in operation for at least six consecutive months prior to the application. Your business must have generated US $500 or received US $1000 in investments at the time of application. You should not have been one of the final round competitors from any previous year’s GSEA Global Finals Competition. The age cap for participation is 30 years of age. *Graduate students are eligible to apply only if they have continually enrolled in a university following their undergraduate degree and not left school to work on their business or to seek other employment. Exceptions can be made for students who have taken up to one academic year off before beginning their postgraduate education.