Students from the Faculty of Technology, Arts and Culture are invited to take part in this year’s Engineers and Scientists in Business competition.
Returning for 2026, the competition enables students to develop entrepreneurial skills, tackle real-world sustainability challenges, and be in the chance of winning £3,000 in prize!
Delivered across two interactive sessions, the programme will challenge students to work in teams to create innovative solutions to a sustainability-focused business problem.
Having come up with their solution, participants will develop and pitch their ideas to a panel.
Programme Dates
Week One – Tuesday 2 June, 5 – 7.30pm
The first session will introduce the sustainability challenge and give students the opportunity to form teams, brainstorm ideas, and begin developing their solution. Participants will work together using engineering, scientific, and creative approaches to create a proposal that will later be presented to a panel.
Between the two sessions, teams will continue working independently on their presentation and finalise their idea.
Week Two – Tuesday 23 June, 5pm–7.30pm
In the final session, each team will deliver a ten minute presentation to a judging panel, followed by a Q&A discussing their though process behind the solution.
Important Information
Students must attend both sessions to be eligible for the competition and prize fund. Teams or individuals who fail to attend both sessions will not qualify for prize money, regardless of contribution to the project.
Each team must include students from engineering or science disciplines, although students studying media-related courses are also strongly encouraged to participate.
Additional £150 Startup Bursary
Eligible UK and EU students who participate may also receive an additional £150 DMU Startup Grant designed to support future freelancing, self-employment, or business ventures.
To receive the bursary, students must provide either:
Students who do not yet have one are encouraged to register as early as possible, as applications can take between 15–21 days to process.
Useful links
If you already have a UTR/BRN since July 2025 and have not received a DMU startup grant before, you can provide us with this number.
You can register as a Sole Trader here: Become a sole trader: Register as a sole trader - GOV.UK
Or register as a business here: Set up a private limited company: Register your company - GOV.UK
About DMU Made
DMU Made is the team that helps students to develop skills associated with freelancing, self-employment and entrepreneurship. For more information on other events, programmes and competitions, see https://www.dmumade.com/take-part
For questions about the competition, students can contact:
DMU Made via dmumade@dmu.ac.uk
Posted on Tuesday 19 May 2026