Summer Start-up Programme Scholarship – Summary Statement
S
U M M A R Y
S
T A T E M E N T
This form is to be completed and submitted electronically with your application for a Summer Start-up Programme
Scholarship.
Please ensure that all questions are answered fully.
This form should be completed electronically. If you have received this form as a printed page, please visit
the Summer Start-up online application form and download the electronic version:
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/research/scholarships/SummerStartUp.shtml
Text must be typed, not hand written.
A PP L IC A NT ’S D E T A I LS
Student Name (in full):
UoW Student ID:
Team Name (if applicable):
Venture Name:
P L E A S E C OM P L E T E E A C H OF T HE F OL L O W I NG S E C T I O N S I N 5 0 0 W OR D S OR L E S S
PL EA SE D ES C R IB E Y O UR ID E A :
Is it a product or a service? How does it work or how would a customer use it? What industry or sector does it apply to?
WH O ‘ OW N S’ TH E I NT E L LEC T UA L PR O PER TY F OR T H I S I D EA ?
Intellectual Property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols,
name and images used in commerce. Do you own the idea or is it something created or invented by another person or
entity?
WH O A R E T HE TA R GE T C US T O MER S?
The “customer” being the person who will pay for the product or service. It could be different from the end user. Who are
they and where do you find them?
Summer Start-up Programme Scholarship – Summary Statement
WH A T I S T HE PR O B L E M Y OU A R E S O LV I NG F OR T HE SE C US T O ME R S?
The “problem” can be a pain point that the target customer doesn’t know they have a need for (just yet).
D ESC R IB E Y O UR S O LU T I O N T O T H E C US T O MER S PR O B LE M :
The “solution” refers to how your product or service will solve your target customer’s problem or pain.
EX P LA I N WH Y Y OU SH O U LD B E A WA R D ED T H E S U M M ER STA R T - UP
SC H O LA R S HI P TO ENA B LE Y O U T O P R O GR E SS Y O UR V E NT UR E?
Describe what you are prepared to do to commit to the Summer Start-up Programme and how you will make use of the
opportunity.