Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant

The Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant supports student entrepreneurs with impactful ideas. Every year, three prizes are awarded under the grant: two startup awards, for commercially promising sustainable initiatives, and a public award for an impact-driven initiative.

Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant 2026

Group of people on a stage with three checks, two of 25,000 euros and one of 7,500

Winners Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant 2026

The Future Resources Award (€25,000) was won by Salma Rian and her initiative HydraPeck. HydraPeck is developing the first high moisture feeding system designed specifically for large scale poultry production. Salma will use the money to perform a Life Cycle Assessment.Both the Future Planet Award (€25,000) & the Get Unstuck Award (€7,500) were won by Milo Kleijnjan and his team, and their initiative OmnoMyco. Together, they combine culinary expertise, scientific insight, and entrepreneurial drive to bring new, wild mushroom species from the forest into controlled cultivation. Milo and his team will us the money to build a new controlled cultivation chamber.

Finale 2026

On May 19, 2026, the finale of the Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant 2026 took place. 6 teams of WUR entrepreneurs pitched their innovative idea to a jury and the audience, hoping to win one of two grand prizes or the audience award.

Awards

Future resources award: startup award of €25,000 for the best initiative focused on renewable energy resources as the most promising solution for the climate and energy transition, within the WUR domain.

Future planet award: startup award of €25,000 for the best knowledge-driven idea within the WUR domain, with impact as its objective and with proven growth potential and market interest (validation and traction).

Get unstuck award: audience award of €7,500 for an impact-driven and sustainable initiative.