# Opportunities and partner programmes

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/enterprise/opportunities-partners/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/enterprise/

Find out about other opportunities available to you, offered by other teams in the University, partner organisations, and external bodies.

## Santander Women Business Leaders’ Mentoring Programme

The Santander Women Business Leaders’ Mentoring Programme offers ambitious female founders strategic guidance from experienced mentors and access to a peer growth community. Applications for both mentees and mentors are open until **9 March 2026**, providing a unique opportunity to accelerate your business or give back to the next generation of leaders.

[Find out more](https://www.santanderx.com/en/sites/women-business-leaders-mentoring-programme.html?utm_source=RM&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=UK_2026WBL_RM_GE)

## Red Bull Basement

The **Red Bull Basement 2026** program invites student innovators to develop early-stage ideas using a custom AI Accelerator, offering a chance to compete at the UK National Final in London. Successful applicants can advance to the World Final at Stanford University for global networking and mentorship, with local collaboration options available for campus societies to host workshops or live demos.

[Find out more](http://www.redbull.co.uk/basement)

## Eagle Labs Black Founder Accelerator

Since 2020 Barclays Eagle Labs & Foundervine have been supporting black founders through our accelerator programmes, and have accelerated over 100 black-led businesses. Their programmes provide access to their ecosystem and community build events, as well as connecting participants with world class coaches and Barclays champions.

[Eagle Labs Black Founder Accelerator](https://labs.uk.barclays/what-we-offer/our-programmes/barclays-black-founder-accelerator/)

## Enterprise Works

Enterprise Works is a University initiative which offers business facilities and expertise to support existing and future entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and communities. Their services include specific support for students.

[Enterprise Works](https://www.york.ac.uk/enterprise-works/)

## York Community Fund

If you have an idea to help a community need in York, this fund can help you to kickstart your initiative.

[York Community Fund](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/volunteer/community-fund/)

## Go Skills Scholarship

The Go Skills Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship open to female high school and university students wanting to start up their own business.

[Go Skills Scholarship](https://www.goskills.com/scholarship)