Founderships Terms and Conditions 2023

START UP Founderships is a competitive process that is subject to availability. Places on are awarded at the sole discretion of Newcastle University and the judging panel. The judging panel’s decision is final and there is no right of appeal.

Intellectual Property

It is the responsibility of each applicant to confirm that you have the right to exploit any Intellectual Property (IP). You are wholly responsible for the protection of your own IP and should acknowledge that it is advisable to not disclose information that you regard as being particularly commercially valuable. The UK Intellectual Property Office website is a good source of information on IP and confidentiality. For more information, visit: Intellectual Property: An Overview

Criminal Activity Recipients must not be involved in any form of illegal activity or activity which in the sole opinion of Newcastle University may bring the University into disrepute. Newcastle University reserves the right to decline requests where this is deemed to be the case.

Media and PR

START UP reserves the right to publish information relating to your award. If you are awarded a Foundership you agree to participate in any associated media activities and consent and authorise to the use of photography and quotations within marketing materials.

As part of Newcastle University’s widening participation agenda to support under-represented groups, we may ask those who meet one or more of the widening participation eligibility criteria if we may refer to this in marketing and promotion following START UP Founderships. However, we will always respect the decision of the individual. You can let us know if you identify as being part of an under-represented group and would like to share this as part of your story or not during the application process.

Privacy Notice

Newcastle University Careers Service must collect your personal data to process your START UP Founderships application, record the outcome and make you aware of other legitimate opportunities from the Careers Service and its trusted partners.

Your data is processed to deliver a contract between the University and you as one of its registered students or alumni. Your data may be held locally by Careers Service staff for up to a year following the conclusion of this process before it will be deleted to leave only a record of participation on your central student or alumni record.

We won’t share your data with anyone outside of the University without your additional consent, unless we’re required by law, and it will be stored securely within the EEA.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us at: rec-man@ncl.ac.uk If you would like more information about how we manage personal data, including your rights under law and the contact details of the University’s Data Protection Officer, please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/data.protection

Further Information

Newcastle University reserves the right to amend all details of this opportunity at any time and change the Terms and Conditions without notice. Information and dates may be subject to change. A further document of Terms and Conditions will be provided to successful applicants before the awards are made.

If you have any questions about START UP Founderships, please email us at: startup@ncl.ac.uk

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