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Five Hessen Ideas Scholarships Go to the University of Kassel
Image: Achim KatzbergHessian university members are countering the crisis with innovative solutions and business ideas. 56 start-up projects, more than in any previous round, applied for the fifth round of the Hessen Ideen Stipendium. In a two-stage process, 17 start-up ideas from 7 Hessian universities were selected to begin the six-month funding program on July 1. A total of 29 will receive funding. From the University of Kassel, 5 teams are included.
"The enormous increase in interest in the Hessen Ideen Stipendium shows the innovative power of the Hessian university landscape. The scholarship teams tackle problems they have encountered in the scientific field or in their everyday life at the university and offer solutions for them - very often these are also resource-saving and sustainable," said Science Minister Angela Dorn. "Especially in times of the corona pandemic, it is enormously important to stand by young developers and support their research and development work. With the 'Hessen Ideen Stipendium' (Hessen Ideas Scholarship) and the 'Hessen Ideen' (Hessen Ideas) competition , we are motivating potential founders from universities to embark on the path to entrepreneurial independence and providing concrete support in the transition from an initial entrepreneurial idea to a convincing business concept. In total, we are funding the 'Hessen Ideen' initiative with around €2.9 million."
The Hessen Ideen Stipendium is aimed at knowledge-based start-up ideas from Hessen university students and alumni in an early phase. For a period of six months, the scholarship holders receive financial support. Depending on the person's status and university degree, a full-time scholarship of 2,000 euros per month or a part-time scholarship of 1,000 euros per month is paid. In addition, the selected start-up projects are supported in the development of their business idea as part of an accelerator program. Together with experts from the business world, the teams can work intensively on the further development of their business models. In addition, each team is accompanied by a personal start-up coach at the respective university and by the Hessen Ideen Team.
Within the framework of the scholarship program, the start-up ideas benefit not only from expert knowledge, but also from the exchange of ideas among themselves. The founding teams meet at regular intervals - virtually - and cross-fertilize each other in the development of their respective business concepts. The diversity of topics covered by the start-up ideas facilitates an interdisciplinary exchange of experience and brings great added value. In addition to ideas from the IT sector, sustainable material developments and a new concept from the agricultural industry will be supported in the next round of scholarships.
The following teams of founders from the University of Kassel will be funded:
"Turnkey" agroforestry systems.
Agriculture contributes to numerous environmental problems. These can be solved by integrating woody plants on agricultural land in the form of agroforestry systems. The team offers one-stop farm-specific agroforestry system planning and implementation, as well as arranging external financing from non-agricultural stakeholders seeking a green investment.
e.core
e.core is the name of an innovative concept for energy and water supply in partially to fully self-sufficient small homes. Here, the house supply technology is bundled in a building core that is centrally located in the building. This modular system combines various renewable energy sources with sustainable and durable technologies and enables the user to secure his energy and water supply sustainably and independently in the long term.
DIGNEE
DIGNEE is a multifunctional care chair that specifically minimizes the physical strain on caregivers and, thanks to its product characteristics, enables dignified and stress-free care, transfer and transport of immobile people in need of care with minimal physical and time effort. In order to preserve the health of caregivers, DIGNEE ensures care at an ergonomic working height, reduces the effort required for transfers, and lowers the number of transfers needed by people in need of care.
System for individual recording and automated ordering of beverages
The system simplifies the maintenance of beverage warehouses. By using sensors to monitor beverage inventory, orders can be automated. The system intelligently orders the right beverages at the right time in the right quantities. Care is taken to ensure that existing supply chains can be maintained. Whether kegs of beer in the
bar or individual beverage crates at the club: With the system, replenishment comes on its own.
veload
veload builds pedal-powered e-load vehicles for high demands. The possibility of a payload of 200 kg and the modular platform design meet the special needs of municipalities, (logistics) companies, sharing service providers and community ownership. This is intended to make a contribution to the transport turnaround.
The Hessen Ideas Scholarship is funded by the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts together with the Hessen Ideas Competition in the period 2017-2020. The overall Hessen Ideas initiative is under the patronage of Minister of State Angela Dorn. The program has been announced for the fifth time and is coordinated and implemented by the University of Kassel in cooperation with the Technical University of Darmstadt. The scholarship program runs until December 31, 2020, and a maximum of three people per founding team can receive funding. The founding of a corporation must not yet have taken place. In addition to the Hessen Ideen Stipendium, there has also been a statewide ideas competition for four years under the Hessen Ideen label, in which the best start-up ideas from all Hessen universities can participate.
An overview of the funded start-up ideas can be found at: www.hessen-ideen.de.
To find out more about the Hessen Ideas Scholarship or the Hessen Ideas Competition, interested university members should contact the start-up advisory service at their university directly.
Contact UniKasselTransfer Incubator (start-up consulting):
Gabriele Hennemuth
0561 804-1859
hennemuth@uni-kassel.de
Contact person Hessen Ideen:
Annika Wallbach
0561 95379 605