Address: Ashoka Global Headquarters, 1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2000 (20th Floor), Arlington, VA 22209, USA
e-mail: info@ashoka.org
Telephone: +1 703 527 8300
Website: www.ashoka.org
Countries/Regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East/North Africa, North America, South America
Topics/Subjects: political empowerment, economic development, environment, health, human rights, education, youth
Description: The organization gives fellowships internationally to individuals who possess the innovation and drive to realize social change in civic engagement, economic development, health, environment, human rights, access to technology, and developing new methods for learning and education. Candidates are selected according to these criteria: having a new solution or approach to a social problem that will change the pattern in a field, being a creative thinker and problem-solver, having an entrepreneurial nature, and having strong ethical fiber.
Type of grant: Fellowships for individual social entrepreneurs; does not award grants to organizations
Deadline(s): applications for fellowships are taken throughout the year
How to apply:
To nominate a candidate: www.tfaforms.com/198579 (form available in English, Turkish, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Magyar, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Hebrew)
Selection Criteria: www.ashoka.org/support/criteria
