Application process and awards


Participation is open exclusively to students in teams:

  • Of minimum of 2 and maximum of 10 members
  • Of which at least one member is enrolled at an University or Business School


Registration Process

  • Mark the following days in your diary – they are the key dates for Be an Innovator 2017:
  • Until 31st March 2017: Register your project and submit a written dossier
  • April 2017: Pre-selection of final teams (based on your written presentation)
  • April 2017: Get to know your BearingPoint coach (to prepare for the final presentation)
  • May 2017: Present your project in front of the BearingPoint jury in Vienna. Two members from the team will attend the project presentation and BearingPoint will pay the travel costs.
  • May 2017: Attend the award ceremony

The registration process is open until March 31st, 2017. 
 


Selection Criteria
Experienced Partners of BearingPoint are represented in the jury. They are responsible for the pre-selection and the assessment of the projects during the final presentation. They will apply the following criteria:
  • Alignment with the slogan “Go digital” – your project should match
  • Quality and originality of the project idea and the entrepreneurial approach
  • Creativity and degree of innovation – how new is the solution, which needs does it adress and how relevant is its target group
  • Teamspirit – collaboration, commitment and long-term orientation
  • Ability to deliver – focus, measurable results and ready-to-implement organization
  • BearingPoint Value Added – BearingPoint contribution is valuable and project idea enhances BearingPoint value proposition
  • Business case – structure and cohesiveness of the project
  • Commitment, Teaming, Excellence, Stewardship und Passion – BearingPoint values are well represented in the project
In order to prepare for the final presentation in front of the jury, a BearingPoint coach will be assigned to support you and give you advice for your presentation.


Awards and Prizes
Three teams, which show an extraordinary performance and have a high-level innovative idea, will be awarded with great prizes:
 

  • 1st Prize: 8,000 Euro and one year of coaching by a BearingPoint consultant
  • 2nd Prize: 3,000 Euro
  • 3rd Prize: 1,000 Euro


You can find more details and the conditions and rules here. 

Contact person: 
Sidonia Iliescu
+40316302476
sidonia.iliescu@bearingpoint.com