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£300 Business start-up grants is sponsored by UCL Innovation & Enterprise. This grant is available to current UCL students and recent graduates to help with business registration and other initial setup costs like domain names and website creation.
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£300 Business start-up grants available | Innovation & Enterprise - UCL – University College London £300 Business start-up grants available UCL students and recent graduates (within 1 year of graduation) can apply for £300 to register their business. If you’ve formulated your business idea through a taught or extracurricular programme, but not yet committed to starting your business, this grant can help you with the next steps.
UCL students and recent graduates can apply for £300 to register their business and for other setup costs such as registering a domain name and creating a website. To help you establish and grow your business, and become part of our entrepreneurial community, you can also apply to join our Hatchery incubator programmes . If your grant application is successful, you would be expected to apply to the Hatchery.
be a current UCL student or have graduated from UCL within the last 12 months have completed at least one of UCL’s entrepreneurship courses or modules in the last 12 months be legally allowed to register a company in England and Wales (if you're on a Tier 4 Student visa you are not allowed to do this). The grant is a one-off payment of £300 per individual/team. The grant must be claimed before 30 June 2026.
You must use the money to register your business with Companies House as a legal entity in England and Wales before 25 July 2026. You must then send us, by email, the new entity's company number and link to it on the Companies House website by 31 July 2026. You can spend any remaining money on other associated business expenses.
For example, on building a website, designing business cards, marketing campaigns, etc. If you do not comply with the terms, we have the right to request that you repay the money. Applications are now closed. If your application is successful, you’ll be notified by 3 June 2026.
Find out more about our training and support by joining one of our online information sessions . Want to discuss a business idea with one of our advisors? Request an appointment .
For other enquiries, email entrepreneurship@ucl. ac. uk
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Current UCL student or graduated from UCL within the last 12 months, completed at least one of UCL's entrepreneurship courses or modules in the last 12 months, and legally allowed to register a company in England and Wa…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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