Green Future Entrepreneurship Fund
There are three aspects to the Green Future Entrepreneurship Fund (GFEF): the Green Seed Fund; Ready for Net Zero Growth programme scholarships; and Student Entrepreneurship Prizes.
Green Seed Fund
Cranfield University Green Seed Fund gives entrepreneurs and start-ups access to capital, alongside advice and education from the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship to help scale their businesses.
The Green Seed Fund offers investments of between £25,000 and £50,000 operated on a commercial basis via convertible loans. Investments from the Green Seed Fund are run in line with Cranfield University’s Seed Fund Investment process.
Applicants for these funds must be seeking funds to develop a green product or service, and their businesses be aligned to the SDGs.
For more information on the Green Seed Fund qualifying criteria and application process, please contact the Bettany Centre team.
Ready for Next Zero Growth Programme Green Scholarships
The Ready for Net Zero Growth programme helps business leaders take a leap in the growth trajectory of their business with a focus on embedding their business’ Net Zero ambitions within their growth plan. This course is held online over 18 weeks and includes self-paced online learning and tutorials and one-to-one coaching with specialist business growth and carbon experts. 12 months after the programme finishes, participants return to undertake a carbon audit 12 months to assess their progress against their plan.
A number of fully funded scholarships are available for this highly regarded course. Applicants must be employed by a registered green business with more than 5 but less than 250 staff. To be considered to be a ‘green business’ for the purposes of this application the business must be:
- Committed to the principles of environmental sustainability in its operations and seeking to minimise negative environmental impact through its activities, and
- Seeking to work on a growth plan during the programme which will address an aspect of climate change and/or one or more of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
For more information on the Green Scholarships and eligibility criteria, please visit our web page or email BettanyScholarships@cranfield.ac.uk
Student Entrepreneurship Prizes
These prestigious student prizes are awarded to the best SDG-related business ideas on the Cranfield School of Management Full-time MBA, the Management and Enterprise MSc and the Renewable Energy MSc. These prizes are awarded to students undertaking the following modules:
- Full-time MBA - Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation module
- Management and Enterprise MSc - Entrepreneurship module
- Renewable Energy MSc - Energy Entrepreneurship module
Details of these prizes and how they can be won are given to Cranfield students as part of the module. There is no open application process
