Students participating in a Startup AdVenture are expected to:
- Meet international travel requirements: Ensure compliance with all international travel and visa requirements for the Startup AdVenture destination, as well as meet health and wellbeing requirements associated with travel.
- Complete all pre-departure preparations: Attend all mandatory pre-departure events and activities and complete pre-departure/onboarding tasks. Most mandatory sessions are in-person - refer to the key dates section on the Startup AdVenture destination page for details.
- Participate in organised events: Attend all mandatory in-destination events and activities as detailed in the program schedule.
- Commit to the full program duration:
- Complete the program in its entirety. Failure to do so may result in the student needing to pay a proportional reimbursement of fees incurred by UQ Ventures.
- Travel with the group: Fly to and from the Startup AdVenture destination on flights organised by UQ Ventures. Participants who do not use the organised flights, including the return sector only, may be liable to reimburse UQ Ventures.
- Remain within the destination state, province or region: Refrain from traveling to other states, provinces, or regions outside of the program location.
- Adapt to assigned placements: Acknowledge that the assigned startup placement and/or tasks, projects or responsibilities at the hosting startup may not align with personal preferences.
- Commit to full-time, in-person participation at the host startup: Engage in full-time, in-person hours at the hosting startup’s workspace when it is open. Self-nominated days off or remote participation (i.e. work from ‘home’, co-working space, other) are not permitted unless pre-approved by UQ Ventures. Only UQ Ventures can authorise remote participation.
In cases where the host startup’s workspace is closed, or the startup team is working from their home, students are required to:
- remain in the Startup AdVenture destination city
- take responsibility for sourcing a suitable alternative workspace, such as a co-working space, library, etc.
- maintain regular communication with their host startup supervisor
- Document and share experiences: Create a Media Project to document and share their experience, which may include LinkedIn posts, blogs, vlogs, or similar formats. Specific requirements for the Media Project will be provided prior to departure.
- Provide program feedback: Submit feedback on their experience to UQ Ventures at the conclusion of the program. Instructions will be provided during the program.
- Pay it forward: Where possible, support future Startup AdVenture participants by contributing in ways that suit you—such as sharing your most valuable tips or resources for the destination, or speaking about your experience at a Startup AdVenture information session.
If there is any reason, known or anticipated, that could impact their ability to fulfill any of the Startup AdVenture Participant Obligations, students must make full disclosure in the Startup AdVenture application form, and for students invited to join a Startup AdVenture program, in their Letter of Offer. Failure to disclose may impact a student’s participation in the program or eligibility for future opportunities.
Withdrawal and non-completion
Students who withdraw after accepting their placement or fail to complete the full Startup AdVenture program may be required to reimburse UQ Ventures for costs or losses incurred by UQ Ventures as a consequence of the student withdrawing from their placement or failing to complete the Startup AdVenture program in its entirety (up to a maximum $7,000). Such costs may include expenses associated with the cancellation and non-use of flights, accommodation, and other non-refundable program expenses.
Note: the $129 program administration fee, payable upon accepting a placement in the Startup AdVenture program, is non-refundable.
