Requirements

Successful candidates:

• Are running a for-profit or non-profit whose primary mission is social and/or environmental change
• Have a track record of at least 3-5 years and have expanded to multiple locations/cities
• Can be tackling any social or environmental issue (e.g youth, housing, water, health care, employability, education, climate change, etc.) but work directly with low-income or vulnerable populations
• Are not (crowd)funders, intermediaries, incubators, or technical assistance providers
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Process

Step 1 – Those interested in being considered as candidates complete the application form. Information gathered in the selection process will remain confidential and submit additional information such as a Curriculum Vitae, a recent evaluation report of the organization, income statements, etc.

Step 2– The Schwab Foundation and local experts review the information forms submitted by Second Round Candidates. Those who qualify are invited to be semi-finalists. At this stage, further information is gathered through site visits to the candidate’s organization and/or interviews with the candidate and key informants. This due diligence step enables the selection of the finalists.

Step 3 – Finalists Selected

Step 4 – Selection Committee (Schwab Foundation Board Members) selects the winners

Step 5 – Winners are announced

Application

If your organization meets the criteria, please download and complete an application form. The application deadline is June 30, 2015. Note that the global application is open to organizations headquartered in all countries, except in India, France, Brazil, and Chile, where we have national competition partners. In those countries, please apply through the national competition website.

Complete application forms can be returned to: socialentrepreneurs@weforum.org