The MGZstart stipendiate of Mediengründerzentrum NRW goes in its next round. Until 30 November, founders from NRW can apply for one of 12 places, including mentoring, workshops, networking and a significant amount of money.

The annual stipendiate MGZstart of the Mediengründerzentrum NRW (MGZ) is starting again: Until 30 November, founders and young entrepreneurs from the areas of film, television and streaming, advertising, web and social media, games and AR/XR can apply for one of the 12 stipendiates. They include weekly seminars and workshops, business coaching, mentoring by media professionals and an operating subsidy of 12,000 euros per year. The applicants must live or be incorporated in Northrhine-Westfalia.

The MGZ is holding three info events to answer questions about the programme, two in Cologne and one online. Information on the events and the overall programme can be found on the website.

Since 2006, more than 220 other companies from NRW have participated in the scholarship.

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