Tech Bootcamp

Pioneering the future with new technology

Summary

The QREC Tech Bootcamp aims to promote innovation at Kyushu University by helping graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to rapidly implement (i.e. accelerate) their technology ideas into society. The program supports the acquisition of a PoC (Proof of Concept: verification of a project before it enters prototype development) in a short period of 7 weeks. Furthermore, for teams that wish to continue their projects after the program is over, we will support them in connecting to Kyushu University’s GAP Fund*¹, obtaining other public funds, and obtaining external funding as the next step in their social implementation.

*¹The fund will encourage the creation of university-launched ventures by providing universities with relatively small amounts of funds for prototype development and other activities to bridge the gap between technology and commercialization.

*This program was implemented as the “Acceleration Program” until Summer 2025 (QSAP03), but its name was changed to “Tech Bootcamp” starting Spring 2026 (TechBC).

*This program has been operated since fiscal year 2023 thanks to a donation from Mr. Shuhei Morofuji.

Eligibility for Application

• Teams of 2-4 members led by a graduate student or post-doctoral researcher from Kyushu University (undergraduate students may also participate as team members).
• Teams with technical ideas that want to tackle real-world implementation
• A team that can commit to and participate in an 7-week program that includes a total of 7 in-person sessions

If adopted

• Support by a companion mentor.Providing weekly online mentoring and other companionship support by experienced mentors
• Spot assistance from the QREC Mentor Community. （Spot assistance provided by experts in (customer, technical, business, IP, team, and fundraising)
• Incentive payment.Up to 300,000 yen per team will be provided.
• Since the incentive is considered as income, eligible applicants are required to confirm and file their own tax returns.
• Offers a workshop and community space.Provides a workshop for MVP production and a community space for 24-hour work and meetings
• Next Steps Connection Support.Support for connection to public support such as Kyushu University’s GAP Fund, Fukuoka Unexplored, IPA Unexplored*², NEDO’s NEP*³, and other private sector support

*²The Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), is implementing the “Unexplored IT Human Resources Discovery and Development Project”.
https://www.ipa.go.jp/jinzai/mitou/it/index.html

*³The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) is implementing the “Project to Discover Talent and Foster Entrepreneurship in the Deep Tech Field / Project to Discover Talent and Foster Entrepreneurship in the Deep Tech Field.
https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/CA2_100449.html

TechBC04 Schedule

*Please note that the schedule below is subject to change. Please be forewarned.

■The schedule for the 2025 academic year (QSAP03) can be found here.

Application Guidelines

*Please note that some of the above information is subject to change.

Contact Us

QREC Tech Bootcamp Office (in QREC office)

TEL：

092-802-6060

E-mail：

challengeinfo★qrec.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:00 *Except Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc. If you are in a hurry, please call us.

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Past Adopters

Summer 2025(QSAP03)　Spring 2025(QSAP02)　Summer 2024(QSAP01)　2023 (Pilot Version)　

Awards

●FY2024

Pilot version for FY2023 Adopted team has been selected for the [Unexplored Advanced ProjectPress Coverage

The team selected for the 2023 pilot version won a double award at [Maker Faire Kyoto2024].

●FY2024

The team adopted for the pilot version in FY2023 has been selected for the [Fukuoka Consortium for Exploratory Human Resource Discovery and Development].