Social Enterprise - Keele University

UnLtd Social Entrepreneurs Awards

UnLtd Social Entrepreneurs Awards

Are you a member of university staff, a current student or a recent graduate with an idea for a social enterprise that could benefit from support, training and funding?

Apply now for the UnLtd Social Entrepreneur Awards, a scheme that supports students and staff at Keele University to develop their expertise, skills, knowledge base and business structures in social entrepreneurship and social enterprise activity.

During 2012-2013, Keele University will have £35,000 to make funding awards to staff and student social entrepreneurs.

We are looking to support projects run by inspiring and motivated people that:

  • Tackle a social problem
  • Will have social impact through the activity of the project
  • Can show that there is need and demand for the project
  • Are innovative

We will provide support and funding of between £500 and £15,000 for enterprising new ventures. Applications are split into three project categories:

Try It Awards - up to £1,000 to try out ideas

Do it Awards – up to £5,000 to grow an entrepreneurial idea

Build it Awards – up to £15,000 to build projects that have been operating for over a year

Support will include participation in mentoring networks/workshops and training/networking events offered through the nationwide Social Entrepreneurship Awards programme.

For queries and information on applying to the programme, please email socialenterprise@keele.ac.uk, 01782 7(34498) within the Research & Enterprise Team, First Floor, Dorothy Hodgkin Building.

APPLY

Deadline for first round applications: 5pm, Monday 17th December 2012, with funding decisions made by Fri 21st December 2012.

Second round funding details to be announced early 2013.

Keele Lead Application Form for Try it and Do it awards (deadline 17th December)

Keele Group Application Form for Try it and Do it awards (deadline 17th December)

Keele Application Guidance Notes

Background

The Keele University Social Entrepreneur Awards is part of a £2 million higher education (HE) support initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and delivered by UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs.

Keele University has been chosen as one of the 56 partner higher education institutions (HEIs) on an UnLtd/HEFCE support programme offering grants and tailored support to selected social entrepreneurs at each institution. The Research & Enterprise team are working together to offer the UnLtd Social Entrepreneurs Awards scheme in 2012-2013.

 

Learn more about the UnLtd/HEFCE HE Partnership Programme 

 

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