About the Financial Award
Established in 2022, the Tolaram Entrepreneurship Venture Award (supported by the Tolaram Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund) is available to full-time undergraduates and postgraduates at the Singapore Management University. The objective is to motivate outstanding students with demonstrated financial needs to pursue and realise their student entrepreneurship endeavours.
The Award will help the students' start-ups with market research, prototype testing, marketing collaterals and related efforts, as well as having mentors to work with them on their ventures.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates or postgraduates enrolled in any programme of study
- Any nationality
- Founders or co-founders of a registered start-up or business in Singapore
- Registered a start-up or business to focus on own startup/venture during Term 3A, Term 3B, and Special Term (summer vacation period) in Singapore in the form of a local internship scheme under IIE.
- With demonstrated financial needs (gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries)
Tenure and Benefits
$5,000 each
Application
Apply to the Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Enquiries
Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Email: iie@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
Tolaram is a Singapore enterprise, building businesses that propel growth and elevate communities. Since 1948, Tolaram has grown into a conglomerate that spans the emerging markets of Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. Tolaram builds trusted brands in consumer goods, fintech and infrastructure and industrials and its global partners include Indofood, Arla, Kellogg's, Colgate-Palmolive, and Kimberly-Clark.
Tolaram is committed to responsible stewardship and seamlessly integrates with local communities wherever it operates. All its stakeholders share a vision of building a business that continuously extends its reach while positively impacting those around it.
