Baby Shark Fund
What is the Baby Shark Fund?
Supporting innovation at every level
Innovation lies at the crossroads of novelty and usefulness. Innovation is around us and in everything we do.
The Baby Shark Fund wants you to take these new ideas forward, deploy them in real-world situations, and test your creativity in tackling old problems with new solutions.
We provide the runway and support to give these ideas a life beyond your imagination.
What ideas do we support?
Big or small, we are looking for creative new ways to solve everyday problems. Regardless of where your ideas come from, we want to hear them.
Ground-up initiatives
Ground-up initiatives are ideas that stem from observations of your daily lives. They could be developed by observing how people face the same challenges every day and yet have not developed a solution to tackle them.
They can be independent of your curriculum.
Entrepreneurship
Keen to launch a start-up? SUTD VIE programmes have the right workshops and tools for your first step.
After each programme, the final presentation will be a pitching platform where you can pitch for the Baby Shark Fund to take your project further.
Academic projects
Created a new product during your classes that is waiting to see the world? The Baby Shark Fund supports the project you have developed to help extend the runway and time you need to work toward a market-ready solution.
Need some inspiration for ideas? Check out our problem statement bank.
What are we looking for?
Undecided if the solution you have developed meets the funding criteria? All teams will be accessed based on the following two guiding principles:
| Extent of innovation |
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| Level of impact |
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You will pitch your solution to a panel to determine if you can communicate the extent of innovation and impact and your ability to bring the solution to your intended use.
Meet our Baby Shark student innovators
Students from our various programmes have embarked on their microinnovation journey. Here are some examples of how they do it.
How do we support you?
Successful applicants will receive:
- S$6,000 grant money over two tranches to be completed within 6 months from the start of the award.
- Access to venture partners for check-ins, mentorship, and support throughout the 6-month process.
- Accelerated consideration for SUTD VIE programmes and grants.
- Accelerated support to help deploy your ideas with corporate partners in Singapore and beyond.
Grant money will be disbursed over two tranches in 6 months
How to apply?
Eligibility
- Apply as a team of 2 to 5, with at least 2 members who are current SUTD undergraduate or master students during the period that you are pitching in
- At least 2 members of the team should have not participated in 3 or more pitches before
Pitch your projects
SUTD VIE programmes pitching platforms
Refer to schedule on the Entrepreneurship page.
Developed an exciting new concept through one of VIE’s programmes? Each VIE programme is now equipped with a pitching platform that allows you to pitch for support.
Our programmes include:
- Create4Good Innovation Fund
- Create4Good Hackathon
- ARISE Part II and Part III
- LaunchSomething
Open pitching platforms
Happening every February, July and October.
This platform is great for teams with ground-up initiatives and academic projects to put forth your projects for further support.
Follow the latest update on application period: www.linktr.ee/babysharkfund.
Upcoming pitch
Join the next Open Pitching Platform on 15 February 2025, or follow our directory for the latest activities on Baby Shark Fund!
what's next
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Frequently asked questions
Who are our assigned mentor(s) and how will we work with them?
Need to speak with someone? Chat with our programme coordinator who will help you get all the answers you need.
Can we have grants that overlap each other?
No, you should only hold onto 1 grant at any one time.
Can I use the same idea for all the grants?
Definitely! However, each successful pitch will have a different set of milestones attached to each award to help push your project development forward.
How many times can my team pitch for the grant?
As many as you like! However, each successful pitch will have a different set of milestones attached to each award to help push your project development forward.
Do all my team members have to be from SUTD?
No, but each team will have to satisfy the criteria of minimum 2 team members who are either current SUTD undergraduate or master students at least 6 months from graduation.
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