Social Entrepreneurship Fellowships

Camelback Fellowship

Camelback Ventures is offering a six-month fellowship focusing on coaching, capital, connections, community, and curriculum specifically for people of color and women or underrepresented entrepreneurs. Fellows are offered $40,000 in seed funding to create change in their communities. The Fellowship application will open next in March 2023.

Fellowship for Serving African- American Communities

The Fellowship for Serving African-American Communities at Harvard Kennedy School brings together diverse and talented emerging leaders based on their demonstrated leadership promise and demonstrated interest in reducing disparities in African-American communities through efforts in health care, education, economic development, public policy, criminal justice reform, social entrepreneurship, and a variety of other fields. Fellows are awarded a full tuition scholarship and health fees and are eligible for a stipend of up to $10K. This fellowship is open to applicants entering their first year of study in any of the Harvard Kennedy School’s master's degree programs.

The applications for 2023-2024 will be opened by fall 2022.?

Fellowship for Utopian Practice

Culture Push’s Fellowship for Utopian Practice is a testing ground for new ideas that aim to create positive social change through civic engagement and horizontal learning opportunities. Culture Push serves artists by providing creative, analytical, and logistical tools for the creation of truly transformative projects. Financial assistance of $1,000 is provided at the start and other fund-raising opportunities are available to help complete the project within 1 year.

Accountability Incubator

The Accountability Incubator Lab’s flagship initiative is to provide passionate and innovative young leaders from Nepal, Pakistan, Liberia, Mali, and Nigeria with catalytic support to develop and implement low-cost, high-impact solutions for accountability in their communities. The two-year intensive program provides accountapreneurs with: training and knowledge building; hands-on mentoring and management support; network and community building; media outreach; and up to $10,000 in seed funding contingent upon performance. Participants are expected to work a minimum of 20 hours per week in order to effectively develop their project.

Acumen Regional Fellows India

The Regional Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program that equips 20 extraordinary individuals from across India with the knowledge, support system, and practical wisdom to unlock their full potential and drive positive change in society. Over the course of a year, Fellows remain in their jobs while taking part in five week-long seminars, where they receive the tools, training, and space to innovate new ideas, accelerate their impact, and build a strong network of social leaders from across their region and around the world. All costs associated with participating in the program are covered. Candidates are Indians of all ages and education levels.

Ashoka Fellowship

Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs whom we recognize to have innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society. Ashoka Fellows work in over 70 countries around the globe in every area of human need. From nomination to election as a Fellow, candidates go through an extensive series of in-depth interviews, a judging panel, and a final executive board vote. There are no age, education, class, race, or other such bars to the election. The three-year fellowship includes a living stipend to cover all expenses (customized for each Fellow). Applications are accepted all year round on a rolling basis.

Cansbridge Fellowship

The Cansbridge Fellowship seeks to build future leaders through a program that fosters growth through creating new ideas and using a powerful network for change. Leaders and entrepreneurs who think outside the box and who have a past as risk-takers are invited to apply. The fellowship includes international work experience in Asia, a conference in San Francisco, and access to the Cansbridge Global Network.

Cordes Fellowships

Cordes Fellowships provide exceptional social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders engaged in poverty alleviation and economic justice enterprises the opportunity to participate as Delegates in the Opportunity Collaboration, a four-day problem-solving, strategic retreat. Cordes Fellows attend the full Opportunity Collaboration and take part in all Delegate sessions.

Draper Foundation Grants

The DRK Foundation seeks to dramatically improve the lives of people and the world around us through innovative strategies, systems-changing approaches, and disrupting technologies.

Reference : https://www.profellow.com/fellowships/53-social-entrepreneurship-fellowships-for-innovators-around-the-world/

Please note that some of these fellowships are closed for applications at the moment but will be opened in a few months.