Social Impact Start Eastern-Europe program is a social start-up scholarship for social entrepreneurs from Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Russia. Organized by Social Impact GmbH and proudly supported by SAP AG, the contestants can win a financial contribution of 5,000 EUR and take part in a social start-up in-residence accelerator program in Berlin, Germany.
Who can apply?
Are you a social entrepreneur with a great idea and you live in Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria or Russia? Then apply to the Social Impact Start Scholarship Eastern Europe and Social Impact GmbH will help you take your idea to the next level!
- You are a resident and citizen of the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria or Russia
- Your intention is to create a social business which addresses a well-defined social problem – either in your country or globally
- Your idea is innovative and you are motivated to make a change
- The expected social impact will surpass existing alternatives
- Your idea is sustainable and has potential to scale
What’s in it for you?
5,000 EUR and a month full-time social start-up in-residence accelerator program at the Social Impact Lab in the heart of Berlin (Sep. 12 – Oct. 15, 2014). Social Impact GmbH will take your social business to the next level through their idea reframing workshop, group and individual coaching sessions, seminars, peer-group sessions and much more. Get access to the network of social entrepreneurs in Berlin and get back home with a social business with full social impact potential.
Application Deadline: July 15, 2014
Social Impact GmbH is the leading non-profit support organization for social entrepreneurs in Germany, with start-up support programs in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Vienna and Zurich. Norbert Kunz, founder and CEO of social impact GmbH, is Ashoka Fellow, Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2010 from the Schwab Foundation and member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Social Entrepreneurship (GECES).
SAP AG is a German world leading multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations.