Deadline: 20 March 2018
Do you have an innovative idea to solve a social problem? Are you ambitious, entrepreneurial, and passionate about social change? This five day programme, over the course of five months, will provide you with the support and direction you need to help you to kick-start your idea and take the next steps.
The Academy is taking place in both Dublin and Galway in 2018 and is worth in excess of €5000 for each project. The participants of the programme 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.
The Academy will provide guidance and support to people with ideas to solve societal problems, sparking a new generation of social entrepreneurs. They are seeking to identify individuals with an entrepreneurial drive and aptitude, a passion for social change, a strong understanding of the problem they are addressing, and a great idea to solve it.
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland invests significant time and resource to provide a range of opportunities to participants of The Academy. In return they expect:
- Full participation on core programme support elements, outlined above, in order to successfully complete the programme and join the SEI Alumni Network and avail of other opportunities;
- Open-minded and honest engagement;
- Willingness to participate in group events and share knowledge;
- Active involvement with the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Alumni Network.
Benefits
Together with a small group of fellow innovators, applicants will receive:
- Training & Support: Academy participants will receive skills training and development to help further their thinking and build their capacity as an entrepreneur.
- A Powerful Community: All participants who have successfully completed the programme will receive one-year membership to the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Alumni Network.
- Seed Funding: As part of the programme, applicants will have the opportunity to apply to pitch for funding as a way to progress their idea to its next phase of development.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants are aged 18 years or over at the time of applying for the programme.
- Applicants are the person leading on this idea – the main driver and decision maker.
- The primary focus of applicant’s idea is on benefiting people in Ireland.
- Applicants have identified a social or environmental issue and have a new or better idea to solve it.
- Applicants are available to commit to full attendance for all Academy events (mentioned on the website).
Note: Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is not in a position to support research projects, party-political projects, or projects with an explicit religious or faith-based agenda – as opposed to projects that are driven by a personal belief system but are open to all the community.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: Ireland
For more information, please visit The Academy for Social Entrepreneurs Programme.