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Animate Programme by Social Innovation Fund Ireland: Get a grant of €10,000 + €10,000 non-financial support

Deadline: 30 September 2015

Social Innovation Fund Ireland is inviting applications for its Animate Programme to support early stage innovations, projects, or organisations to get to the next stage of their development.

The mission of Foundation is to provide growth capital and supports to the best social innovation in Ireland, enabling them to scale and maximize their impact.

Award Information

An award fund of €60,000, made up of a cash award fund of €30,000 in grants and non-financial supports to the value of €30,000. The foundation makes 3 equal awards of €20,000 in value each.

Key Dates

  • Application Deadline: 30 September 2015
  • Selection process will run throughout October
  • Selected Candidates may attend a workshop on 21 or 22 October 2015
  • Successful awardees will be informed in early November 2015
  • The non-financial supports programme will commence in November and run till February, and the programme will close out during March 2016.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Social enterprises, non-profit organisations, programmes or projects that demonstrate their commitment to social impact may apply.
  • Applicants with a legal form that is not-for-profit will have a clear advantage.
  • Applicants must be over 18 years old.
  • The project must meet the following high level criteria –
    • Projects based in Republic of Ireland whose main benefit impacts people in Republic of Ireland.
    • Social mission / Focused on social or environmental impact.
    • Is a solution to a critical social issue in Ireland.
    • Is innovative relative to other solutions available in Ireland (if any).
    • Is early stage, but is up and running. This means that it must be more than an idea, have a model that is identifiable, and has been tested with some users, and have raised some funds to get it off the ground.
    • Is scalable or replicable within Ireland.
    • Has ambition to grow nation-wide at least, possibly internationally.
    • Can create jobs in Ireland.
    • Projects with sustainable revenue streams or the potential to develop them will have an advantage.

How to Apply

Applicants must download the application form available on the website and sent it via e-mail.

For more information, please visit SIF Ireland.