Morpheus Cup, 2015

The Cup in figures
- 750 European Digital High Schools & Universities invited to participate
- 50.000 euros in prize money
- 50 teams selected for the final in Luxembourg
- 20 compulsory and optional events, to enable all skillsets to shine
- 10 subjects that can be chosen for the team project
- 5 judges from different backgrounds: technology, marketing, business, funding, media
- 2 outstanding days meeting 4,000 entrepreneurs, startups and investors in Luxembourg

Each school can enter one or several teams, up to a maximum of 5. Each team comprises three students. A team name must be chosen, along with a tagline in English.

Participants are also requested to submit a public-interest project, which will go before the judges, but will also be presented to the European Commission and a selection of 200 European investors. This project must be submitted in the format of a teaser slideshow, containing a maximum of 10 slides. It should relate to a simple solution to a complex problem, a disruptive digital approach to achieving a choice of one of the following 10 goals:

- Educational Development of digital education in Europe towards even greater excellence
- Social Fostering of cultural and language exchanges between Europeans
- Sharing Improved support for the poorest and wealth distribution
- Environment Defence of nature and resolution of major environmental problems
- Business Re-industrialisation and development of a protected and competitive digital ecosystem
- Research Approach encouraging competition, co-working labs and entrepreneurship
- FinTech Anticipation of major challenges combining finance and technology
- Mobility Solutions linked to motor vehicles, multimodality, traffic management
- Energy Competition on energy efficiency and the related circular economy
- Healthcare Pooling of knowledge, access to treatment and patient care

Prizes
As well as developing your spirit of and thirst for adventure, visibility for your school/university and the hundreds of new people you will meet, we are setting aside funds and consequent grants for the winners:

€50.000 prize fund, comprising :

• €20.000 in cash
• €10.000 on training (business, languages, technology, entrepreneurship)
• €10.000 on materials & support (materials, design, legal & finance)
• €10.000 on fun (travel, accommodation, culture, etc.)

Further details:
http://www.morpheuscup.com