Deadline: 30 December 2015
The world has solutions to poverty. Can you distribute them to those in need? If supported can you solve the problem and provide effective poverty solutions to millions of lives by providing access to proven energy, education, health, and other interventions? If Yes, D-Prize is seeking you to address the challenge.
The D-prize is inviting applicants who can design a new social enterprise and solve the challenges mentioned below.
D-Prize is dedicated towards expanding access to poverty-alleviation solutions in the developing world. Many solutions to poverty already exist; the challenge is distributing these solutions to the people who need it most. D-Prize tackles this by challenging social entrepreneurs to develop better ways to distribute proven life-enhancing technologies, and funding early-stage startups that deliver the best results.
The vision of D-Prize is to provide support for talented people who want to pilot new social ventures and hop many of the pilots they fund will eventually grow to employ large numbers of field workers who are distributing poverty solutions throughout the world.
Goals
- Significantly increase access to life-enhancing technologies in the developing world – and prove an impact in a measurable way.
- Encourage young entrepreneurs to focus their talent on the developing world, pilot new solutions to distribution problems, and launch new social ventures.
- Encourage a global dialogue on the importance of leveraging distribution solutions for development. They believe the path to development is through solving distribution.
Award Information
- Selected applicants will be awarded up to $20,000 to launch a pilot in Africa, India, or another other developing region.
- D-Prize will award 5-15 social entrepreneurs funding.
Challenges
- Girl’s education
- Energy
- Education
- Governance and Infrastructure
- Global Health
- Custom
Eligibility Criteria
- D-Prize is for all aspiring entrepreneurs. Applicant may come from anywhere in the world, be any age, and have any background. The sole restriction is that individuals and their immediate family on the judging panel may not participate as a contestant.
- The applicant must be committed, highly skilled, and ready to work hard to scale-up your impact as a long term career.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
Note: The application submission has a regular deadline of 30 December 2015 and an extended deadline of 13 January, 2016. Extensions are limited to the first 100 people.
For more information, please visit D-Prize.
