oikos Global Case Writing Competition

Suggested By Prabhu Hari

oikos Global Case Writing Competition

Organised By:
Call for Cases 2009 oikos and Ashoka

Key Dates:
Deadline for Case Submission: November 30, 2008
First Round Decision: February 15, 2009
Final Round Decision: March 15, 2009

2009 The Global Social Venture Competition

Event: The Global Social Venture Competition

Organized By:
Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in partnership with

• Columbia Business School,
• London Business School,
• Indian School of Business, and
• Yale School of Management

Key Dates:
Asia Region- Submit to the Indian School of Business

• Executive Summary Deadline (optional): November 30, 2008
• Full Business Plan Submission Deadline: January 21, 2009

SE Asia Region – Submit to Thammasat University, Thailand

• Executive Summary Deadline: January 9, 2009

Graduate Fellowships for NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship

Graduate Fellowships for NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship

Offered By: New York University

Key Dates:
Application Deadline: January 4- February 19, 2009
(Varies by School. Click here for School specific deadlines) 
More key dates here. 

International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship in India

International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship in India

Organised By: UnLtd and Centre for Social Initiative and Management

Venue: Dakshinachitra, near Chennai, India

Key Dates:
Deadline for Registrations: November 25, 2008
Conference Dates: December 4-5, 2008
Program Schedule- Download it here.

For Whom:
Anyone from the following list:

• Student wanting to drive change
• Social Entrepreneur
• Team member/trustee/director in a non profit
• Team member/trustee/director in a funding or support organisation that works with social entrepreneurs OR is interested in working with them
• Team member in a corporate or its CSR body working with social entrepreneurs OR is interested in supporting them
• Faculty in an academic institution running a course in social entrepreneurship OR is interested in starting a course

Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition

Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition

Organised By:
Ashoka’s Youth Venture and Changemakers sponsored by Staples, Inc

Key Dates:
Deadline for entering the event: October 15, 2008
Voting Begins on October 30, 2008
Annoucement of Winners: November 12, 2008

Echoing Green Fellowship 2009

The Echoing Green Fellowship (Wesite)

Offered by:
Echoing Green
(Echoing Green invests in and supports outstanding social entrepreneurs)

Key Dates:
Application Deadline – December 1, 2009
More Details here.

Samadhan 08 – Social Entrepreneurship B-Plan Competition

Event: Samadhan 08 (Website)

Organised by:
Entrepreneurship Development Cell(EDC) IIT-Roorkee

Key dates:
Submission of Executive summaries: September 25, 2008
Final Presentation at IIT-Roorkee: November 2, 2008

TATA NEN Hottest startups Awards

Suggested by Shubha 

Event: TATA NEN Hottest startups Awards (Website)

Organised By: Tata Groups and NEN

Key dates:
Phase 1:
Nominations closes on October 22, 2008
August 27, 2008 – November 5, 2008
Phase 2:
November 6, 2008 – December 23, 2008

Eclairez 2008-09 – Social Entrepreneurship Challenge

Event: Eclairez 2008-09 (Website)

Organized By: E-Cell IIT-Kharagpur

Key dates:
The online submission starts- September 15,2008.
First round submission deadline- 25 October 2008 .
Final round submission deadline- 31 December 2008 .
Final results- 18 January 2009.

Think Change India Blog is looking for Part-Time Writers

Opportunity: Part-Time Writer for Think Change -India (Web Link)

Offered By: ThinkChange India (WebSite)

Jagriti yatra – Awakening Entrepreneurship

Event: Jagriti Yatra (Website)

Organised By: Jagriti, NGO dedicated to youth and women vocational and enterprise training

Key dates:
Yatra Dates: 24 December 2008-8th January 2009
Online registrations are open

For Whom:
Motivated youth between the ages of 18-25 Years

Deshpande Foundation Fellowship in NW Karnataka, India

Event: Deshpande Foundation Fellowship in NW Karnataka, India (Website)

Organised By: Deshpande Foundation

Key dates:
No specific dates,but time period of assignment is 8-12 weeks(Summer).

Engineers for Social Impact: Prestigious Fellowship / Summer Internship Program

Opportunity: Engineers for Social Impact Fellowship (Website)

Key Dates:
Application deadline: March 2, 2008

For Whom:
Current undergraduate students at these premier engineering schools: BITS-Pilani & BITS-Goa , IIT-B, IIT-D, IIT-K, IIT-KGP, IIT-M, NITK-S, NIT-T, NIT-W and NSIT

Srijan Microfinance Business Plan Competition 08

Event: Srijan Microfinance Business Plan Competition 08 (Website)

Organised by: Intellecap, Aavishkaar Goodwell and The Financial Express

Key Dates:
Both registration and B-plan submission: March 15, 2008

Genesis 2008: Social Entrepreneurship Competition

Suggested by Shatajit Basu

Event: Genesis Social Entrepreneurship Competition (Website)

Organised by: ASES India, IIT Madras

Edit: Dates updated

Key Dates: January – March 2008

Stage 0: Team formation and Idea Preparation	January 20 – February 22, 2008
Stage 1: Introductory Workshops	February 23-24,2008
First Round Submissions	February 25, 2008
Selection of Finalists	February 29, 2008
Preparation of refined business plans and targeted workshops	March 1 – March 29, 2008
Presentation of Final Business Plans to a judging panel and awarding of prizes	March 30, 2008

StartingBloc Institute for Social Innovation

Event: Global Institute for Social Innovation, London Business School (Website)

Organised by: StartingBloc – Created in partnership with the MIT Sloan School of Management, the first and only USA based 501c3 to educate youth on corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship.

Key Dates:
Dates: July 2008 (four consecutive days)
Application Deadline: December 1, 2007

For Whom:
StartingBloc aims to prepare outstanding undergraduate students and young professionals who will become the next generation of leaders in all three sectors—public, private, and social.

Editor’s Note: I have completed the StartingBloc Fellowship in 2007 – and will be happy to answer any questions about the program.

StartingBloc Institutes for Social Innovation are four-day fellowship programs in social innovation. At the Institute, candidates learn industry best practices around corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability. Corporate innovators, social entrepreneurs, and academics discuss cutting edge strategies around implementing social and environmental change through enterprise.

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