Executive Summary
School Summit Innovator — Founding Partner Opportunity
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What School Summit Innovator is
School Summit Innovator is a Northern Ireland-wide student innovation programme running across the 2027 cycle. Post-primary schools submit ideas across seven pillars and forty-two categories; each category is led by a single exclusive partner organisation that helps shape the challenge brief, judges the finals and is named as the founder of that area of the programme.
The first twelve organisations to commit — at any level — become the permanent Founding Class. Founding status is only available during the inaugural cycle.
Why organisations participate
- Visible leadership of your sector's talent pipeline across Northern Ireland.
- Direct access to thousands of post-primary students and their teachers.
- Category exclusivity — no competing organisation can partner the same challenge.
- A permanent Founding Partner credit that carries across every future cycle.
Partnership options
| Tier | From | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Category Partner | £15,000 | Own one exclusive category. Named partner throughout the cycle. |
| Category Lead Partner Recommended | £25,000 | Everything in Category Partner, plus enhanced visibility, judging seat, and Founding-cycle pricing. |
| Principal Founding Partner | POA | Programme-wide leadership. "In partnership with [you]" across school communications, official programme and main stage. One organisation, by invitation. |
Prices exclude VAT. Procurement documentation available on request. Every category is available now; only Founding status is limited to the first twelve organisations to commit.
Programme statistics
- Categories
- 42
- Pillars
- 7
- Founding Partners
- 12
- Schools engaged
- 200+
- Students engaged
- 20,000+
- Organisations engaged
- 100+
Key benefits
- Permanent Founding Partner credit.
- Category exclusivity across every future cycle.
- Direct pipeline access to post-primary students.
- Named judging seat at your category final.
- Founding-cycle pricing, once only.
- Board-ready reporting after each cycle.