Awards Showcase 2025

You're invited! 

Join us for the Awards Showcase. 

Taking place on the 8th May 2025, we'll be treated to presentations from the winning businesses.

The second annual Awards Showcase delivered by Emerge. Watch the winning finalists take the stage and present their business pitches!

This event will be an opportunity to celebrate and recognise some of the leading business ideas coming through the University of Sheffield. We are proudly supported by Santander Universities to award the winners with funding to support the onward development of their business.

The event will be a great opportunity for networking, with a range of engaged students and graduates within the Emerge community, partners supporting enterprise activity, as well as a host of regional business leaders, stakeholders and business connectors.

🗓️ Thursday 8 May
📌  Mappin Hall, The Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Sheffield City Centre
🚪  Arrive 1.30pm onwards
⏲️ Event running time: 2.00pm - 4.30pm (including breaks)
🫖 Networking and refreshments: 4.30pm - 6.00pm
🔚 Event close: 6.00pm
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Dress code: Relaxed business/casual.
Allergies: Refreshments and light bites will be provided in the networking reception. Please inform them if you have any specific food allergies.
Access: There is step-free access at the entrance on Mappin Street, with a lift centrally in the main foyer.

Meet last year's winners! 

Last year we were delighted to receive a high number of outstanding applications for our first Awards Showcase. Out of over 70 applications, the Emerge team selected 16 businesses to pitch their idea to a panel of judges.

Last year's winning ideas included a health fitness app, new fashion brand, sustainable food production and crafting recycled materials. 

"Getting this funding and mentorship is going to be game changing for us to develop our idea further. Emerge’s support has not only opened up an avenue for business, but also an avenue for us to explore who we want to be,"

Saffron Howdle, Bobbi Co-founder