Award for young entrepreneurs

5 July 2023

The 2023 Young Entrepreneurs Competition is now open, aiming to support young people leading innovative projects for companies already established for a maximum of three years, regardless of the sector of activity.

Beneficiaries

  • Young people of Spanish nationality and those with legal residence in Spain
  • In the case of natural persons, they must have legal residence and a work permit in Spain, and must not exceed 35 years of age by the application deadline.

Award amount

The ten selected projects will be granted financial aid of 20,000 euros.

Deadline and applications

The grant can be requested until July 19, 2023. For more information and assistance with the application process, send us an email at info@autoocupacio.org or call us at 93 490 88 60

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