Echoing Green Fellowship:
Seeking the World’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
Program(s) Offered: Leadership, Entrepreneurship
Program Level: Fellowship, Funding, Partnership
Provider: Echoing Green
Country to Study in: Worldwide
Scholarship Description
The Echoing Green Global Fellowship (or, Global Fellowship) is the 28-year-old programme for smart leaders who are deeply connected to the needs together with potential solutions that may operate best for their communities. Any emerging social entrepreneur from whatsoever utilization of the globe working to disrupt the condition quo may apply.
The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is the first of all companionship inwards the globe for social entrepreneurs dedicated to improving the life outcomes of dark men together with boys inwards the United States. BMA Fellows generate novel ideas together with best practices inwards the areas of education, family, together with work, such every bit initiatives related to fatherhood, mentoring, college preparatory programs, community-building, career together with economical opportunities, communications, together with philanthropic leadership.
The Climate Fellowship, built inwards partnership alongside The ZOOM Foundation, is specifically targeted for next-generation social entrepreneurs committed to working on innovations inwards mitigation together with adaptation to climate change. Our involvement is inwards considering the total spectrum of responses to the climate crisis – from innovative applied scientific discipline inwards Silicon Valley to community organizing inwards the developing world.
Seeking the World’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
Program(s) Offered: Leadership, Entrepreneurship
Program Level: Fellowship, Funding, Partnership
Provider: Echoing Green
Country to Study in: Worldwide
Scholarship Description
The Echoing Green Global Fellowship (or, Global Fellowship) is the 28-year-old programme for smart leaders who are deeply connected to the needs together with potential solutions that may operate best for their communities. Any emerging social entrepreneur from whatsoever utilization of the globe working to disrupt the condition quo may apply.
The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is the first of all companionship inwards the globe for social entrepreneurs dedicated to improving the life outcomes of dark men together with boys inwards the United States. BMA Fellows generate novel ideas together with best practices inwards the areas of education, family, together with work, such every bit initiatives related to fatherhood, mentoring, college preparatory programs, community-building, career together with economical opportunities, communications, together with philanthropic leadership.
The Climate Fellowship, built inwards partnership alongside The ZOOM Foundation, is specifically targeted for next-generation social entrepreneurs committed to working on innovations inwards mitigation together with adaptation to climate change. Our involvement is inwards considering the total spectrum of responses to the climate crisis – from innovative applied scientific discipline inwards Silicon Valley to community organizing inwards the developing world.
Eligibility
Echoing Green encourages applicants of all nationalities, working inwards whatsoever country, to apply for the fellowship. Students are too welcome to apply, however, you lot must pick out completed your studies past times July at the kickoff of your companionship period.
In gild to live on eligible for an Echoing Green Fellowship, the applicant must live on over xviii years old, fluent inwards English, together with able to commit a total xl hr operate calendar week to their organization.
In gild to live on eligible for an Echoing Green Fellowship, the organization must live on the master stance of the applicant(s), inwards its start-up stage (usually inside the first of all 2 years of operation), together with independent together with autonomous.
An scheme tin live on either a non-profit, a for-profit, or hybrid. An scheme does non solely pick out to live on run past times 1 individual. Partnerships tin apply for a Fellowship. Organizations soundless inwards the stance stage are eligible.
Types of organizations that are non eligible to apply include students, scholarships, or enquiry projects; lobbying or faith-based organizations; together with existing organizations which pick out grown past times their start-up phase.
Selection Criteria:
What create nosotros base of operations our decisions on?
Applicant Criteria:
- Purpose / Passion
- Resilience
- Leadership
- Ability to Attract Resources
- Innovation
- Importance
- Potential for Big, Bold Impact
- A Good Business Model
Citizens of ANY country
Participating Institutions
Any "startup" social entrepreneur or scheme (for-profit together with not-for-profit) worldwide.
Sponsorship duration
Two years addition ongoing support
Scholarship benefits
The Echoing Green Global, Black Male Achievement, together with Climate Fellowships are two-year programs alongside stipend amounts of $90,000 for a partnership together with $80,000 for an private Fellow. Other stipends too be for wellness insurance, professional person development, etc.
The fellowships are awarded annually to individuals or partners who have stipend amounts. We proceed to back upward our Fellows community long afterward their initial funding catamenia alongside ongoing programs together with opportunities at critical inflection points inwards their organizations or careers.
Method of Application
Echoing Green recommends working on applications offline first, where you lot tin pass the fourth dimension you lot require when you lot pick out it, together with larn feedback from your supporters. Download sample curt respond questions inwards editable worksheet from the official website, every bit good every bit their aid guide—a valuable resources for agreement each question, together with aid preparing your strongest pitch.
It is of import to read the FAQs, together with too to catch the official website (link to it is below) for consummate data on this companionship program, together with to cause your application
DEADLINES:
Applications opened upward September 26 together with unopen October 24 2017.
PLEASE NOTE:
Echoing Green is a global nonprofit scheme that provides fellowships, seed-stage funding, together with strategic back upward to social entrepreneurs globally. It was founded inwards 1987 past times General Atlantic, a global growth private equity firm, to growth social deport upon past times using the venture upper-case missive of the alphabet investment model. Echoing Green Fellowship Program seeks the world’s most promising social entrepreneurs, together with volition offering back upward to emerging leaders working to convey almost positive social change.
Application Deadline: 24 Oct 2017
Open to International Applicants: Yes
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