The Office of Research and Development at Murdoch University is offering two Attendance Scholarships each worth $2,350 each for Murdoch academics/ researchers and/or students at Masters or PhD level to attend Ignition Program.

The Attendance Scholarships will allow researchers to develop skills that will be useful in their future careers and will provide the opportunity for them to develop a commercial opportunity from their current area of research, as well as introducing them to a network of contacts that can help progress the opportunity.

Ignition Program is an intensive five and a half day (23-28 August 2015) education program for aspiring entrepreneurs, academics and corporate innovators to trial and prepare their opportunities for the commercial environment.

Ignition Program is open to anyone with a business idea, research project or early stage business venture that could become a high growth business. Application from new and aspiring entrepreneurs with limited experience of starting a business are encouraged to apply. Passion and ambition to take ideas forward and 'make it happen' are highly important attributes for success at Ignition.

Applicants must be prepared to commit one full week of their time to an intensive and results-focused program. Fluency in spoken and written English is essential.

Scholarship Applications are judged on their individual merit based on the following eligibility criteria:

• The applicant is currently a Murdoch academic/researcher or a Murdoch Research student at Master or PhD level,
• The novelty of your business/idea/innovation,
• The market potential and uniqueness of your proposal.

Award of scholarship places made based on the written information provided in the application form.  Apply online at: www.ignition.curtin.edu.au, please state your staff/student number and school within your application. Closing date is 17 July 2015.

Scholarships are limited to one per opportunity, and terms and conditions apply.

There is an information session on Ignition Program being held at Murdoch University on the 4 May 2015 at 4pm.  Please email Rolee Kumar r.kumar@murdoch.edu.au to register for the information session.