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Science4Life Energy Cup

With energy into the future

The Science4Life Energy Cup is designed to address the specific needs of startup projects in the energy sector. Participation in this competition is exclusively open to founder teams or young companies that are developing or already offering products, services, or digital business models, in the field of energy.

The winners receive prize money of more than €20,000 as well as the opportunity to take part in the Science4Life Academy Days, wich include various workshops and individual coaching sessions.

The Science4Life Energy Cup is aimed at founders with ideas in the following areas:

Data Science
Digitization
Energy consumption
Energy distribution
Energy efficiency
Energy generation
Energy storage
Internet of Things
Predictive Maintenance
Sector coupling

The Three Phases of the Competition

Phase 1

Idea phase

Submission Deadline

October 14, 2024

Academy Day

November 22, 2024

Award Ceremony

November 22, 2024

Prizes

5 x Academy Day participation (1 day)
3 x € 500

Phase 2

Concept phase

Submission Deadline

January 20, 2025

Academy Day

March 10 - 11, 2025

Award Ceremony

March 13, 2025

Prizes

5 x Academy Day participation (2 days)
3 x € 1,000

Phase 3

Business plan phase

Submission Deadline

April 14, 2025

Academy Day

June 27 - 30, 2025

Award Ceremony

June 30, 2025

Prizes

3 x Academy Day participation (3 days)
1st place: €10,000
2nd place: €5,000
3rd place: € 2,500

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Winners

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