Fellowship Opportunity: Social Entrepreneurship, Children, and the Middle East
The Blossom Hill Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Connecticut, with a mission to help children affected by conflict in the Middle East.
They offer a one-year fellowship to social entrepreneurs who take a genuine and innovative approach to carry out a bold idea aimed at positively impacting war-affected Middle Eastern communities – either in-country or displaced due to conflict, by developing a program or product for social good in their communities.
Fellowship Categories
Emerging Leader Fellowships are for ideas that are discrete efforts over a finite
period of time. These are $5,000 to
These are $5,000 to $10,000 one-year fellowships. Based on
Based on performance, Emerging Leader Fellowships may be renewed for an additional
year for a total of $10,000 to $20,000.
Sustaining Impact Fellowships are for highly ambitious and comprehensive ideas
that entail long-term programming. These fellowships are $25,000 to
These fellowships are $25,000 to $50,000 one year fellowships. Based on performance, Sustaining Impact Fellowships may be renewed for an additional year for a total of $50,000 to $100,000.
The Deadline for the fellowship is Friday, April 14 2017.
You can learn more about the fellowship opportunity here.