Deadline: 17 May 2024
Social Impact Award has launched the Incubation program – Turkey that provides all the resources and support needed to turn your idea into a successful venture.
The Social Impact Award supports young, early-stage social entrepreneurs to develop and implement innovative business solutions that tackle societal challenges.
Their expert jury will select the most promising / promising projects within the criteria of impact potential, innovation, level of applicability and team capacity.
Benefits
- Selected startups will have access to a range of opportunities including:
- Mentorship and support in validating your business and impact models, prototyping your idea, and creating first users and customers.
- A chance to win the Social Impact Award, which includes funding, recognition and a ticket to the SIA Summit.
- Connecting with an international alumni community of over 1000 social entrepreneurs from over 25 countries.
Eligibility criteria
- By maintaining eligibility criteria, they are able to fulfill their mission of helping young people take their first steps into the world of social entrepreneurship. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- All team members of startups applying to the program must be born between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 2006.
- At least one team member of the startups applying to the program must reside in Turkey.
- Applicants must not have previously participated in the SIA incubation process with the same idea or won a SIA award.
- The project idea must not have received funding or generated revenue before January 1, 2023.
- Ideas submitted in previous years may be resubmitted in 2024.
For more information, visit Social Impact Award.
