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Entrepreneurship in Architecture

IV ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ARCHITECTURE SCHOLARSHIPS CALL

1 Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Architecture Scholarship
at Factoría Cultural/Vivero de Industrias creativas in Matadero Madrid
  • Requirements
  • The Arquia Foundation, in collaboration with Factoría Cultural / Vivero de Industrias Creativas in Matadero Madrid, has announced an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Grant for the development of a business project in any of the fields of the architectural profession, in order to promote and support the creation of business initiatives and encourage innovation in fields related to Architecture, thus favouring the creation of jobs.

    • Aim
    • The grant aims to:

      Promote the culture of entrepreneurship and business initiative as an engine of economic growth by supporting innovative proposals in areas related to architecture.

      Provide candidates with knowledge and tools to complement their academic training in order to make their business projects a reality.

      Promote new entrepreneurship projects that have emerged from values such as effort, drive and innovation.

    • Candidates
    • Those eligible to apply for the grant are architects who have graduated from a Spanish School of Architecture or from an international school but whose degree has been officially approved in Spain, who have a Spanish residence permit or multidisciplinary teams, composed mainly of architects, with a business idea that is feasible, creative and innovative.

      The project can be developed by one or more members of a studio/company/group.

      Candidates who have been awarded a grant by the Arquia Foundation in the current or in a previous call are not eligible to apply.

    • Calendar
    • Call opening: 1 February 2018 at 12:00 pm
      Registration period: From 1 February 2018 at 12 noon to 2 April 2018 at 12:00 pm.
      Winners: June 2018
      Incubation: Development of the projects: from 15 September 2018 to 15 March 2019.
      Crowdfunding campaign: will take place during the 2 months after the completion of the scholarship

    • Documentation and submission
    • The required documentation can be sent through the 'registration' form until the deadline of the call (April 2, 2018 - 12 pm).
      More information in the Terms and Conditions (PDF format).

  • Registration
  • The registration process is carried out through the web platform of Arquia Foundation, and is formalised according to the following points:

    • The registration to the Call can only be done online through the Arquia Foundation platform.

    • To start the registration, participants who are not QF users or who have not been accredited will need to do the accreditation on the web platform of Arquia Foundation.

    • Once accredited, they can access the registration form, whose link button is located on the HTML page of the call hosted on the website of Arquia Foundation

    • The participation will be effective once the registration form is completed and the required files for the call are attached. Proposals submitted by any means other than the Internet will not be accepted.

    • The Jury's decision will be final.

    • The Foundation reserves the right to reproduce and/or exhibit all or part of the proposals selected from the contest.

  • Deadline for registration and submission of documentation
  • April 2, 2018 at 12:00 pm
  • Jury
  • The jury will be composed of a mixed team of representatives from Factoría Cultural, the Arquia Foundation and two advisers:

    Rosina Gómez-Baeza

    President of the Factoría Cultural

    Fernando Díaz-Pinés Mateo

    Trustee of Arquia Foundation

    Juan Herreros

    Architect

    José Javier Quintana

    Director of BSA Rethinking Architecture
  • Assessment criteria
  • The applications will be evaluated by the Jury taking into consideration the following criteria.

    • Professional academic curriculum vitae of the applicant and/or each team member, to assess their leadership capacity, commitment and motivation towards the business project.

    • Report of the project proposed for the scholarship, appreciating its originality and feasibility. Canvas Analysis.

    The tutor and members of the jury will be able to contact the candidates directly to carry out a personalised interview if it is considered necessary to clarify aspects of the idea or project.

  • Assessment criteria
  • We believe in projects with great potential, which must meet the following criteria:

    • Originality of the business idea: It must be a creative and innovative idea that provides a new working approach and contributes meaningfully in the field related to architecture.

    • The business idea must have a clear, ordered and legible structure, and be based on a market opportunity with enough revenue potential.

    • Innovative business model with a high capacity to generate value and strong growth potential.

    • The project should permit a viable market entry: clear and realistic goals, definition of strategies and necessary resources for implementation, careful planning and a detailed budget.

    • Capacity and leadership of the entrepreneur or entrepreneurial team: they must have sound knowledge and qualifications and must show skills in order to implement the project successfully.

  • Endowment
  • During the training period, the Arquia Foundation will give the intern a €7,000 grant.

    The grant also includes the development of the Factoría Cultural innovation and entrepreneurship plan in 24 advisory hours (over a 3-month period), split into three blocks (market, value offer and development of a prototype), whereby market, offer, branding and marketing workshops and creativity sessions are developed. Over 6 hours of follow-up of the process (over a 3-month period) by a Factoría Cultural mentor, who will monitor the implementation of the prototype and the market launch.

    This innovation and entrepreneurship plan will include Factoría Cultural's cross-cutting services, such as: 100 Mb of symmetrical Internet for uploading and downloading content, access to different advisory services (including: legal, accounting, technology, programming, communication, etc.). As well as other added-value programmes: access to a crowdfunding campaign, access to digital marketing campaigns and visibility programmes.

    Besides Factoría Cultural's services and resources, the Arquia Foundation will make one (1) adviser, who is renowned in the field of managing professional development in architecture, available for the architect intern from the first day, who will tutor the entire project through face-to-face and online sessions. This mentoring process will focus on decision-making and will guide the intern throughout the process of preparing the business plan and analysing its viability. It will also provide the intern with contacts and the information required to work successfully on their business project.

    The Arquia Foundation will cover travel expenses for the journey to Madrid (one return ticket by plane, train or bus/car – as determined by the Foundation), they will provide coverage under the terms of the travel insurance policy contracted through Arquiseguros brokerage, as well as make the appropriate contributions to social security social.

    The enrolment fees will be paid directly to Factoría Cultural.

    If the grant recipient works with a team of one or two other people, Factoría Cultural will provide the following discounts for the interested parties:

    • Discount for the second person: 75% of the monthly fee.
    • Discount for the third person: 50% of the monthly fee.

     

  • Factoría Cultural_Vivero de Industrias Creativas
  • Factoría Cultural / Vivero de Industrias Creativas is a space for the creation and development of business initiatives in different areas of the arts, communication and new technologies, all included in the cultural and creative industries. Factoría Cultural is also aimed at non-profit organisations and associations whose activity falls under this sector.

    It is a nursery that was created to promote and implement innovative and sustainable projects in a working environment that is pleasant, human, open, dynamic, user-oriented and that welcomes and supports entrepreneurs who want to make a creative project or idea a reality.

    Factoría Cultural aims to create an ecosystem that facilitates access for the resident entrepreneur to the resources, services and training required to develop their idea or project in ideal conditions.

    In this sense, the aim of Factoría Cultural is to become a national and international benchmark in the world of specialised accelerators and nurseries for the cultural and creative industries.
    Visit the Factoría Cultural website

Scholarship holders

Scholarship holders corresponding to the 2018 Call are:

Becarios

Premio

Jaime Domínguez Bálgoma

E.T.S. A - A Coruña - UDC
CORUÑA, SPAIN

La Casa al Vuelo

Substitutes (mentions)

MIGUEL BERTRÁN DE LIS BARTOLOMÉ
E.T.S. A - Madrid - UPM
MADRID, SPAIN

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