Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurshipby Social Edge
Filed Under: Skoll Foundation Funding
The online application process for the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship is now open.
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship are designed to support and celebrate social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale impact on the critical challenges of our time: tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, peace and security, institutional responsibility, and economic and social equity.
The Award includes funding to the organization of up to U.S. $1 million paid over three years for core support and an award (non-cash) to the social entrepreneur leading the organizations work at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
There are three changes in how the program is now administered:
· YEAR-ROUND APPLICATIONS The Skoll Foundation is now accepting applications and awarding funding on a year-round basis, with new Awards celebrated once each year in March at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at the
· ELIGIBILITY QUIZ — All applicants will need to complete an Eligibility Quiz in order to proceed to the Online Application. The Eligibility Quiz is designed to help applicants assess their competitiveness and avoid preparing an application that is unlikely to be a strong match to Skolls selection criteria.
·24-MONTH WAIT PERIOD — Starting in August 2007 applicants who are not selected must wait 24 months (from application date) before reapplying. This is not retroactive; therefore, applicants who applied prior to 2007 may reapply if they believe that they now fit the Skoll Award criteria.
Internal review of applications begins on August 27. To be considered for funding in advance of the 2008 Skoll World Forum, applicants must submit an Online Application no later than September 24, 2007. Applications submitted after that date will continue to be reviewed and funded throughout the year, with Awards celebrated at subsequent Skoll World Forums.
Visit the Skoll Foundation’s website for complete application instructions, the Eligibility Quiz and the Online Application.
The selection process will continue to be highly competitive, with 10-12 Awards in each twelve month cycle.