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Uncharted is searching for US-based nonprofits using mobile tech for social good. Each selected organization will receive $10,000 in grant funding, an all-expenses paid trip for two leaders to a five-day in-person summit in Denver, six months of guidance from mentors, an executive coach and a fundraising coach, pro-bono financial modeling, and an all-expenses paid travel and lodging for two leaders from each winning organization to a funding summit. If you're interested read more at https://uncharted.org/program/mobile-tech/ or reach out to joe@uncharted.org
Matthew T.A. Nash
Managing Director, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative
The Bullpen, 215 Morris Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC 27701
919.660.7791 (office) | mnash@duke.edu
www.entrepreneurship.duke.edu | www.DukeSocEnt.org
@nashcase | @DukeSocEnt | @EshipAtDuke
Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE)
Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD)
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Subject: Special Announcement - New Global Challenge
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Invention prize: Lemelson-MIT Student Prize applications open
The Lemelson-MIT Program is searching nationwide for the most inventive college students to compete for the 2018 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Applications are due by September 29, 2017. If you’re interested in applying or referring a student, please find further details on the application process and past winners here.
The invention competition is open to teams of undergraduate students and individual graduate students nationwide across four categories:
- “Cure it!” for students with tech-based inventions that can improve healthcare
- “Drive it!” for students with tech-based inventions that can improve transportation
- “Eat it!” for students with tech-based inventions that can improve food and agriculture
- “Use it!” for students with tech-based inventions that can improve consumer devices
Winners receive:
- $15,000 to each winning graduate student
- $10,000 to each winning undergraduate team
- National media campaign
- Exposure to investment and business communities
- Trip to MIT for an award celebration in June 2018
Triangle Health Innovation Challenge
Bringing together the Triangle’s best to build innovative solutions for improving healthcare.
September 15- 17
Trent Semans Center for Health Education, Durham
See details at http://www.thincweekend.org
Global Accelerator Learning Initiative launches first ever student competition
On September 18th, we’ll officially invite undergraduate and graduate students to answer a key question for the field of entrepreneurship by analyzing our unique, global dataset on early stage entrepreneurs. The winning submission will be published on www.galidata.org and will be awarded a prize of $2,000. Plus up to two runner-up submissions may be awarded %500 each. The competition is open to individual and team submissions from universities around the world. Competition guidelines will be released on September 18th, and then submissions will be due November 3rd. Global Accelerator Learning Initiative
USD’s Center for Peace and Commerce Global Social Innovation Challenge
Colleges/universities world wide are invited to join the University of San Diego in the 8th year of student-driven social innovation. Can you imagine students from your university competing in sunny San Diego for $50,000+ in seed funding for their social venture while growing their global community of like-minded changemakers? USD provides the platform, a curriculum, and a global competition. Participating universities provide the students who are passionate about shaping a better world! Check out the website or schedule a call for more information.
15th Annual Global Health & Innovation Conference,
April 14-15, 2018 | Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Register for the Global Health & Innovation Conference by August 31 for a highly reduced registration rate (50% lower than regular). The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale, is the world’s leading and largest global health conferences as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,000 professionals and students from all 50 states and more than 55 countries. This must-attend, thought-leading conference convenes leaders, change makers, professionals and students from all sectors of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship.
Katherine Black
Program Coordinator, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative (I&E)
www.entrepreneurship.duke.edu | @dukesocent
SUBSCRIBE to the Duke Social Entrepreneurship Listserv (events, news, resources):
www.tinyurl.com/dukesocentlistserv
Blog of SocEnt internships & fellowships
http://internshipsandfellowships.posthaven.com/
Blog of SocEnt full time jobs
http://impactjobs.posthaven.com/
Blog of SocEnt competitions
http://socentcomps.posthaven.com
Join our SocEnt Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1536727096655176/
Request to join the DukeGEN Social Entrepreneurs Network:
The Global Accelerator Learning Initiative will be launching our first ever student competition.
On September 18th we’ll officially invite undergraduate and graduate students to answer a key question for the field of entrepreneurship by analyzing our unique, global dataset on early stage entrepreneurs. The winning submission will be published on www.galidata.org and will be awarded a prize of $2,000. Plus up to two runner-up submissions may be awarded $500 each.
The competition is open to individual and team submissions from universities around the world. We’d love for you to distribute this opportunity to students, faculty, and others in your network who may be able to help us get the word out. The timing for this is to release the question and competition guidelines on September 18th, and submissions are due November 3rd. We’re welcoming undergrad and grad students to participate.
USD’s Center for Peace and Commerce Global Social Innovation Challenge
Colleges/universities world wide are invited to join the University of San Diego in the 8th year of student-driven social innovation. Can you imagine students from your university competing in sunny San Diego for $50,000+ in seed funding for their social venture while growing their global community of like-minded changemakers? USD provides the platform, a curriculum, and a global competition. Participating universities provide the students who are passionate about shaping a better world! Check out the website or schedule a call for more information.
Explore data on accelerators and early stage enterprsies at www.galidata.org
Register now for the ANDE Annual Conference – September 25 – 27 near Washington, DC!
Looking for something great to read? Check out our latest
State of the SGB Sector impact report.
Nat Geo’s CHASING GENIUS CHALLENGE
Submissions close August 15th
Nat Geo’s CHASING GENIUS is a new initiative built on the premise that transformational ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. We are currently soliciting ideas—big and small—around three critical issues: sustainable planet, global health, and feeding 9 billion. We will provide $25,000 to each of four winners to develop their ideas further.
Learn all details about The Challenge at http://www.natgeochasinggenius.com/challenge
#ChasingGenius @NatGeo. Submissions close August 15th.
Calling all Duke students!
CGI U is proof that young people have the power to make a significant impact by confronting some of the world's most urgent challenges.
Apply now to attend CGI U 2017 at Northeastern University, which will take place from Friday, October 13 - Sunday, October 15, 2017. CGI U is President Clinton’s initiative to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. Each CGI U student must make a Commitment to Action: a specific plan of action that addresses some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Last year, we brought 27 students to CGI U at Berkeley.
The final application deadline is Monday, May 1, 2017.
Duke University a member of the CGI University Network and has modest funding available for students accepted to CGI U 2017. If you are accepted by CGI U, we will follow up with you about said funding. Students selected for CGI U 2017 may also be eligible to receive seed funding to support their projects through CGIU.
To find out more about CGI U:
join CGI U for a weekly webinar at www.anymeeting.com/cgiu1.
Any other questions? Contact:
Aashna Aggarwal, Duke’s CGIU Campus Rep, aashna.aggarwal@duke.edu
Katherine Black, Dukes University Network Liaison and mentor- Katherine.black@duke.edu
* The meeting is open to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students.