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Cyberport Greater Bay Area Young Entrepreneurship Programme (GBA YEP)

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Supported by Cyberport Creative Micro Fund ("CCMF"), the Cyberport Greater Bay Area Young Entrepreneurship Programme ("GBA YEP") brings young talents from Hong Kong, Macau and cities in Guangdong including Greater Bay Area together to develop digital tech innovations and growing path. The programme aims to deepen participants’ experience of launching projects and facilitating early-stage development in a multicultural environment and to facilitate business soft-landing and development in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and overseas. The programme will be conducted in Putonghua. 

A total of HK$1,000,000 grant* will be given to successful applicants over six months to develop their project. Entrepreneurship boot camp and training will be provided in the programme, which aims to facilitate team formation and equip applicants with entrepreneurship knowledge and start-up experiences; enable participants to understand the business environment, opportunities and challenges of high potential or cluster-focused areas in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China and overseas markets. Find out more on the programme webpage here

 

Support provided

  • Seed funding of up to HKD100,000 per successful application
  • Entrepreneurship boot camp, training, mentorship, and network

 

Stage 1 Eligibility

  • Applicant(s) must be individual between the ages of 18 and 30 upon the Programme application deadline.
  • Applicant(s) must be currently enrolled in or have graduated within three years from a registered post-secondary education institution in Hong Kong, Macau or Guangdong Province upon the programme application deadline.

 

Application

Deadline: 4 December 2023  

Submit your application: here

 

Important Dates from Cyberport

Application deadline 4 December 2023
Entrepreneurship boot camp (details here) 19 - 21 January 2024
Vetting & presentation session (shortlisted applicants only) Mid March 2024
Result announcement Late March 2024

 

For more information, please contact the Cyberport at [email protected] or LEI at [email protected] or 2616 9079 (Ms. Belinda LAU). 

 

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