Social Entrepreneurship Fellowships

Below are several fellowships offered in the field of social entrepreneurship. Please share any that I've missed.

Ashoka
Ashoka fellows are provided with a living stipend for an average of three years, allowing them to focus full-time on building their institutions and spreading their ideas. Fellows must be nominated by a third-party, based on the following criteria: (1) a new idea, (2) creativity, (3) entrepreneurial quality, (4) social impact of the idea, (5) ethical fiber.

Echoing Green
Echoing Green is one of the only organizations solely dedicated to investing in early-stage social entrepreneurs. The organization maximizes the likelihood of success for nonprofit innovators by providing up to $90,000 over two years, plus comprehensive technical assistance and consulting support. 20 applicants are selected each year, based on the criteria that (1) the applicant is an emerging social entrepreneur, (2) the applicant's plan will result in a sustainable organization, and (3) the applicant can clearly articulate their vision for social change.

Draper Richards Foundation
Draper Richards Fellows are people who possess the unique combination of dedication to social change and the management skills of a seasoned executive. They have intense energy and passion for their social cause. Fellowships are unrestricted funds to U.S.-based organizations at the beginning of their development (i.e., earned 501(c)(3) status less than three years ago). The foundation receives and reviews applications throughout the year and award grants throughout the year based on (1) creativity, (2) entrepreneurship, (3) collaboration, and (4) principles.

Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, economic and social equity, or peace and security. The Skoll Awards provide later-stage, or mezzanine, funding, which is generally structured as a $1 million award paid out over three years. Programs submitted for consideration should have a track record of no less than three years.

Acumen Fund
Acumen Fund’s one-year fellowships begin with eight weeks of intensive leadership training in their New York City office. Fellows then spend 9 months working with one of Acumen Fund's portfolio organizations in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, India or Pakistan. For the last month, fellow return to New York City to share experiences and lessons learned and to focus on job opportunities.