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The Quest VC Scout Program
The Quest VC Scout Program is THE QUEST's scout program offering student entrepreneurs access to VC training and investment opportunities.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What The Quest VC Scout Program offers
What The Quest VC Scout Program is
THE QUEST operates a campus-based VC Scout Program that identifies and supports entrepreneurial talent at universities across Europe. The program explicitly targets student entrepreneurs working on ambitious tech projects with international potential.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- THE QUEST
- Last reviewed
- June 17, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
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Published program terms
- Investment
- $100,000
- Stipend
- $3,000
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Hybrid
Compensation and economics
Validation payment: €3,000 paid upon successful detection of qualified entrepreneurs Investment capital: €100,000 tickets available to invest in promising campus projects Training: Comprehensive VC training from THE QUEST on entrepreneur detection and evaluation
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
THE QUEST serves as a bridge between campus talent and the professional VC ecosystem, creating pathways for early-stage founders while building a distributed network of scouts.
Eligibility
Must be an active student or involved in campus entrepreneurship, enrolled in a school or university (bachelor's, master's, doctorate, MBA), and have a minimum of one full year remaining in their current program. Entrepreneurial experience or association membership is required.
Selection approach
To apply, candidates must be active students or involved in campus entrepreneurship, enrolled in a school or university (bachelor's, master's, doctorate, MBA), and have a minimum of one full year remaining in their current program.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- France
- Audience
- Students
- Geographic eligibility
- Fr
- Career stage
- Student
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- Europe
- Cohort size
- 65
- Engagement
- Part Time
Delivery model
The program operates on campus, requiring in-person participation to engage with student entrepreneurs directly.
Participation expectations
The program requires a part-time commitment from participants as they scout for entrepreneurial talent on their campuses.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Rolling
- Application materials
- Linkedin · Written Statement
Published timeline
New Scouts are onboarded at the start of each month. Initial training runs two weeks; thereafter Scouts source deals continuously, submit decks to THE QUEST and, when a referral converts, receive compensation. A minimum one‑year active commitment is expected.
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Exclusive access to THE QUEST HQ and member events LinkedIn VC Scout badge and THE QUEST network connection Access to internship, apprenticeship, and job opportunities within THE QUEST ecosystem Networking across the broader THE QUEST community
Common questions
Program details at a glance
The Quest VC Scout Program is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by THE QUEST. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
June 17, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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