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Echoing Green Fellowship 2018-2019

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Eligibility

Innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders of positive social change

Region

All

Award

Seed-stage funding and support up to USD 90,000

Deadline

Closed

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About The Program

Echoing Green Fellowship 2018-2019 invites applications from innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders of positive social change. Through this fellowship, Echoing Green spots emerging leaders and invests deeply in their success to accelerate their impact. After a meticulous selection and screening process, a total of 30 fellows will be selected for the fellowship. The selected fellows will receive seed-stage funding and support up to USD 90,000.

EligibilityDeadline Date: Closed

The Echoing Green Fellowship 2018-2019 is open for individuals as well as organizations.

  • For individuals: An applicant must be above 18 years of age. He/she should be fluent in English and must be able to commit a full 40 hour work week to their organization.
  • For organizations: Any non-profit, profit or hybrid organization can apply for this fellowship considering that the organization is an original idea of the applicant(s). The organization must be independent, autonomous and in its start-up phase. Organizations that are still in its idea phase are also eligible.

Moreover, Echoing Green has designed an optional, anonymous Fellowship Eligibility Quiz intended to help prospective applicants check their eligibility for the fellowship program. The applicants can take the quiz here.

Benefits

After carefully scrutinizing all the applications, a total of 30 fellows will be selected. These fellows will receive seed-stage funding and support up to USD 90,000. The fellows will then be introduced to Echoing Green's partners, donors, and friends at the Big Bold Benefit in NYC, and kickoff their Fellowship at their New Fellows Retreat. The fellows will continue receiving support beyond the initial years of fellowship through various programs.

How can you apply?

Follow the below steps to apply-

Step 1: Visit the application portal here.
Step 2: Create a new account after filling the required details.
Step 3: Login using the generated credentials.
Step 4: Provide the requisite details and answer the questions asked in the application form.
Step 5: Submit the application.

Note: The application process is highly competitive. So the applicants should provide a strong pitch while answering the questions in the application form.

More Details
Important Dates
  • Applications open: 9 October 2018
  • Application deadline: October 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM (14:00) ET
  • Applications screened, reviewed and scored: November 2018
  • Essays, budgets, and letters of reference evaluated 20 times or more by 800 expert volunteers: January 2019
  • 80 finalists published online and promoted in annual Social Impact Talent Report: April 2019
  • Selection of final 30 fellows: June 2019
Selection Criteria

The individuals/organizations will be selected on the basis of the following criteria-

Individuals will be judged on

  • Purpose/Passion
  • Resilience
  • Leadership
  • Ability to attract resources

Organizations will be judged on

  • Innovation
  • Importance
  • Potential for big, bold impact
  • A good business model
Important documents
Application help guideFellowship OverviewShort Answer Worksheet
Terms and Conditions
  • Types of organizations that are not eligible to apply include students, scholarships, or research projects; lobbying or faith-based organizations; and existing organizations which have grown past their start-up phase.
  • The applications cannot be revised after submission.
  • Only one application can be submitted per applicant.
  • Partnerships need to submit a joint application for their project.
  • No supplemental material should be sent by email or post.
  • Applicants can use Short Answer Worksheet to draft answers offline.
Contact Details

Email: fellowship@echoinggreen.org

Important Links
FAQ's

Q. Am I eligible to apply?
A. Candidates can take the Fellowship Eligibility Quiz to find out.

Q. If I applied for the fellowship in the past, may I reapply?
A. Yes, as long as the eligibility criteria is met.

Q. I have never run a social enterprise before. May I still apply for your program?
A. Yes. Echoing Green believes in identifying and supporting talented, yet unproven, social entrepreneurs.

Q. Do application question responses have character limits?
A. Yes. All short-answer questions on the application have a character limit, which is provided in parentheses after each question. Spaces are counted as characters.

Find more FAQs here.

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