Inspire and RIS Inspire Programmes

In addition, this year there is a new course: right after the Inspire Schools ends, participants will have the opportunity to join the Inspire Impact competition, continue their learning, earn an additional certificate and compete for cash prizes (up to €4000). It is designed to be the final stage of your entrepreneurial journal under Inspire Programmes, focusing on its mission-led approach to address the pressing issues of our food systems. To enrol in the Inspire Impact course, candidates must have attended one of the Inspire Schools. Application is open from July 2024.

Finally, EIT Food also offers the opportunity to be equipped with the essential knowledge needed to build your skills in innovation and entrepreneurship with a course that you can take at your own pace, completely online. In Explore, the four informative modules will guide you through the journey of developing a new business: from identifying the problem you want to solve to financing your start-up. This course is available all year round, until 31 December 2024. 

If you still want to challenge yourself after finishing the Explore school, enter the opportunity to win a cash prize (up to EUR 2,000) during the Explore.Compete competition. This course is available from 1st October to 30th November 2024.

The target audience of the Inspire and RIS Inspire Programmes comprises students and young researchers, who benefit by receiving high-quality learning experience from academic members with innovative teaching methods, as well as practical training in collaboration with industry partners and established start-ups from the food sector. 

You could obtain an internationally recognized certifications for you acquired competences (through our EIT Food Accredited courses and EIT Food Assessment certifications) to spend on your career.

You can register for RIS Inspire programmes only if you come from one of the RIS countries.