As the closing date for the first ever Umbro Industries prize arrives tomorrow, October 10, we thought this would be an ideal time to remind people about the opportunity and to reveal a little bit more about how the project will work.

Umbro Industries is an initiative offering £10,000 bursaries to the best creative talent in Greater Manchester. The prize will be donated every three months, with the first Umbro Industries competition closing tomorrow. Anyone still wanting to enter can visit the website, where they can upload their ideas and explain a litle bit about why they think they should get the money.

From there, our experts – including DJ Mike Pickering, photographer Kevin Cummins and graphic designer Mark Farrow – will pick out the five best ideas for a shortlist over the next week. Those chosen will be informed on October 19, and will have just under a week to get their ideas in perfect shape.

That’s because, on October 25, they’ll be invited to pitch their ideas to our panel at Umbro’s Dale Street site in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. They’ll be given a Dragon’s Den-style grilling by the judges, with the person who impresses the most walking away with that £10,000 prize.

We’ll be there filming the whole thing, and we’ll get plenty of info up here on our blog and on our Facebook and Twitter sites.

On November 2, the website will then open up again for entries to the next Umbro Industries opportunity, so if you live in Greater Manchester but you’ve missed out this time, get your thinking caps on and be ready for the next chance!