Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: neudeli Fellowship

You have the idea, we'll help you get started!

Do you have an innovative business idea and need support and time to develop and realise it? Would you like to exchange ideas with other people interested in starting a business and expand your network? With the six-month neudeli Fellowship start-up programme, we enable you to take your idea forward!

The neudeli Fellowship is aimed at students, alumni, doctoral candidates and academic and artistic staff from all departments at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The programme supports innovative technology-oriented start-up projects as well as ideas from the fields of social and creative entrepreneurship. Participation in the neudeli Fellowship is possible as an individual or in a team.

Apply now until March 23, 2025 for the neudeli Fellowship in the summer semester 2025!

Are you unsure whether your idea fits into the program? No problem! We warmly invite you to visit the neudeli incubator for a personal meeting. Together, we’ll figure out if the fellowship is the right path for you.

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Dates in summer term 2025

April 25, 2025, 9 am to 2pm	Jury meeting for the neudeli Fellowship at the Thüringer Aufbaubank in Erfurt
April 29, 2025, 4 pm	Kick-Off & Community Get Together Gründungswerkstatt neudeli, Helmholzstraße 15
May 7, 2025, 1.30 to 5 pm	Startup-Workshop »Problem Solution Fit« with Josephine from the neudeli-Team Central questions: What problem does my idea solve? Is my idea actually desired by users? What is my value proposition?
May 14, 2025, 1.30 to 6 pm	Startup-Workshop »Project management for Startups« with https://www.uni-weimar.de/typo3/null APROPRO Projektmanagement Central questions: Whats does good time management for our project looks like? Which project management tools are useful for my startup? Which milestones do we want to set for the fellowship and beyond? Please note: The workshop will take place at Schopenhauerstr. 7, 99423 Weimar.
May 28, 2025, 1.30 to 5 pm	Startup-Workshop »Business Environment« with Josephine from the neudeli Team Central questions: What does my business environment look like? What general conditions influence my project? What are my stakeholders and competitors?
June 11, 2025, 1.30 to 5 pm	Startup-Workshop »Sustainable Business Modelling« with Charlene from the neudeli Team Central questions: What is a business model? What can a sustainable business model for my project look like? How can economy,ecology and social issues be reconciled?
June 25, 2025, 1.30 to 5 pm	Startup-Workshop »Branding & Communication« with Charlene from the neudeli-Team Central questions: When do products or services get to brands? What meaning does branding have for my project? What should I consider legally?
tba	Startup-Workshop »Pitch Training« Central questions: How do I build a pitchdeck? How can I present my foundation idea appealing? What content is relevant at my pitch? How do I appear at my pitch?
September 23, 2025, 5 pm	Final Pitch & Come Together

How do I become a neudeli Fellow?

Guidelines & Downloads

Application for the neudeli Fellowship

Use this online form to apply with your idea for the neudeli Fellowship. Please check the completeness of the submitted data and also take note our
tips for creating your idea paper! If you have any open questions, you can contact us at any time.

May you do well!

Online-Application:

57323_Application for neudeli Fellowship

Founding Idea

Title of the founding idea:*

Summary information:*

Contact person

First name:*

Last name:*

Phone:*

Private E-Mail:*

Address:*

Status:*

Study programme & student ID

Additional team members

Name - Team member 2:

E-Mail - Team member 2:

Status - Team member 2:

Study programme & student number - Team member 2:

Name - Team member 3:

E-Mail - Team member 3:

Status - Team member 3:

Study programme & student number - Team member 3:

Material and coaching support

I apply for an in-kind budget in the amount of:*

Coaching:

Legal advice from GRUENDELPARTNER (worth 1.000 Euro)

Intellectual property rights research and advice from the law firm Meissner Bolte

Further consulting needs:

I would like to take the neudeli Fellowship as a Bauhaus.module:*

Upload the idea sketch

Idea Sketch (max. 4 pages as PDF):

Data processing

Notes on data protection
1. The data provided by you in the form will be processed by us only for the purpose indicated according to article 6, paragraph 1, letter e, DSGVO, the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. In the event of a positive initial assessment by the staff of the neudeli, the personal data will be passed on to a jury. The finalists will be informed in writing of the composition of the jury. By sending the application documents, the applicant gives permission to reproduce the submitted documents for the purpose of distribution to the jury. The jury may contact the applicant directly if there are any questions.

2. Is responsible in terms of the basic data protection regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations:
Gründungswerkstatt neudeli
Helmholtzstr. 15
99425 Weimar
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 36 43/58 39 24
E-mail: neudeli@uni-weimar.de

3. The data protection officer of the responsible person is
Dipl.-Ing. Jens-Uwe Wagner
Coudraystraße 7, room 515
99423 Weimar
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 36 43/58 12 22
E-mail: datenschutz@uni-weimar.de

4. The data collected with the form will be deleted after 10 years.

5. You have the right of access, the right of rectification, the right to limit the processing, the right of cancellation, the right to be informed, and the right to object to the processing of your data. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority.

The detailed regulations in terms of the DSGVO can be found in the privacy policy on our website at www.uni-weimar.de/datenschutz.

Privacy policy read:*

I hereby confirm that I have read the above information on data protection.

Consent to the transfer of data:*

Hereby I agree to the transmission of my data. In the event of a grant, the project and idea provider will be named on the website of the Gründerwerkstatt neudeli. Furthermore, I assure that the idea is my own. Applying for a neudeli Fellowship implies the agreement of all listed persons to these conditions of participation.

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Startup Workshop:	In our startup workshops you will learn exciting methods and tools that will lead you from your idea to a successful innovation in the market. These include design thinking, brand building, user research and business modeling. You can acquire more in-depth knowledge on startup-related topics in advanced neudeli workshops.
Coaching:	In personal one-on-one sessions, you work together with the neudeli coaches on your project-specific challenges and receive constructive feedback to develop your project step by step.
Community:	At neudeli community events you have the opportunity to exchange ideas with other founders and supporters, make new contacts in a relaxed atmosphere and strengthen your network.

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