Deadline: 07-Apr-21
Do you have an innovative idea to solve a social problem? Are you ambitious, entrepreneurial, and passionate about social change? If yes, then apply of this 2021 Ideas Academy.
The Ideas Academy 2021 is supported by Bank of America (Lead Corporate Sponsor), the Lifes2good Foundation (Lead Sponsor of the Ideas Academy West), and the Tomar Trust.
The Ideas Academy will provide guidance and support to people with ideas to solve social problems, sparking a new generation of social entrepreneurs. They are looking to find individuals with a passion for social change, a strong understanding of the problem they are addressing, a great idea to solve it, and the drive and courage to act on it.
This three-month programme will provide you with the support and direction you need to help you to kick-start your idea and take the next steps to start tackling the problem.
Participants on the Ideas Academy will be supported to develop and progress their idea for social change, to build skills and accelerate learning in core areas of importance for social entrepreneurs, to more clearly articulate their idea, and to move from exploration to action.
There are 60 places available on the 2021 programme which will be made up of 15 social entrepreneur-led projects across four groups (two groups in the East, one group in the West, and one group in the South). The programme will be delivered online in 2021.
Together with a group of fellow innovators, you will receive training and support to:
- Deepen your understanding of the problem you have identified
- Refine and validate your solution
- Develop an action plan to pilot your idea post-programme
- Increase your network
- Grow in confidence as a social entrepreneur
- Gain an insight into the social entrepreneur journey
- Apply for seed funding and further support from SEI at the end of the programme
Eligibility Criteria
- Social Entrepreneurs Ireland welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and they are committed to providing equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity or religion.” (Equal Status Acts, 2000-2018)
- You are aged 18 years or over at the time of applying for the programme.
- You are the person leading on this idea – the main driver and decision maker.
- The primary focus of your idea is on benefiting society in Ireland.
- You have identified a social or environmental issue and have a new or better idea to solve it.
- You are available to commit to full attendance for all of the core learning on the Ideas Academy.
For more information, visit Social Entrepreneurs Ireland.
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