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Make a Difference (MaD) Award was first introduced in 2010 to honour the creators of high potential ventures/projects that are able to produce economic, social and environmental benefits for the common people in a sustainable manner and make a positive difference to the world. The award process is started in July and is completed in January.
Entry Criteria
The MaD Award is a team-based competition, with a maximum of 5 members per team. They could be entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs or students. The founder(s) should launch the ventures/projects at the age of 30 or below, and should be aged 35 or below at the deadline of the Award entry. Applicants should either be based in Asia or they are doing their ventures/projects primarily for Asia. The MaD Award is NOT a business plan competition. Entrants must be able to demonstrate their track records and the impacts of their ventures/projects in quantitative and qualitative terms.
The finalists are required to present their ventures/projects at the annual Make a Difference forum in Hong Kong in January. The Grand Award Winner will receive a cash award of HK$150,000. There will also be three Merit Award Winners, each receiving a cash award of HK$40,000 each. A Rising Star Award (at HK$10,000) will be conferred to outstanding changemakers aged 23 or below. All the Finalists and the Rising Star team will enjoy a one-year mentorship. The Grand Award Winner will be announced at the closing of the MaD Forum.
MaD Award entrants can pertain to either one or more of the following area(s)
- Arts and Culture (e.g. enhancing social cohesion, changing society values/ behaviour, community rejuvenation, empowering the deprived)
- Economy and Finance (e.g. job creation, microfinance)
- Education and Learning (e.g. improving literacy, empowering the underprivileged, youth development, alternative learning experience, reducing the digital divide)
- Environment and Energy (e.g. environment conservation, alternative energy, reducing carbon footprint)
- Medical and Health Care (e.g. breakthroughs in consultation, diagnosis and treatment, preventive health care, health education)
- Other social or environmental needs of developed or developing economies (e.g. water, food, poverty, elderly services)
Last date for submitting the nominations is October 3, 2011.
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