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Investor’s Circle Call for Applicants

http://tinyurl.com/IC-call-for-applicants

January 13, 2010

Companies at early or expansion stage whose businesses address significant social or environmental issues.

Global Social Venture Competition

www.gsvc.org January 20 (USA Entries) One team member must be a current or recent (2 years) graduate business student. $25,000 grand prize.

Brigham Young University Social Venture Competition

http://socialventure.byu.edu

January 22, 2010

Applicants must be currently enrolled at Brigham Young (Provo, Hawaii, or Idaho). $50,000 in cash and prizes.

Business Environmental Awards

www.acterra.org/bea/

January 22, 2010

For existing companies in the San Francisco Bay area. Some Non-profit organizations are eligible.

Tufts Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition

http://tinyurl.com/tufts-competition

January 25, 2010

One member of each team must be a Tufts student. $100,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.

Florida International University (FIU) Entrepreneur Challenge

http://fiuchallenge.com

January 30, 2010

Open to all FIU students. $5,000 grant.

Harvard Social Enterprise Club Pitch for Change Competition

www.pitchforchange.org/

January 30, 2010

At least one team member must be a current graduate student. Cash prizes totaling $7,000.

Tulane University Business Plan Competition

www.tulanebusinessplancompetition.com/

February 1, 2010

Open to students. All business ventures must be seeking outside equity capital. Cash prizes totaling $40,000.

Seattle Pacific University Social Venture Plan Competition

www.spu.edu/depts/sbe/svpc.asp

February 9, 2010

At least one teams member must be a SPU student. $7,500 in prizes.

Yale Entrepreneurial Society (YES)

www.yesatyale.org/y50k.php

February 9, 2010

At least one team member must be a Yale student, staff, or faculty member. $55,000 in prizes.

Duke Start-Up Challenge - Entrepreneur Competition www.dukestartupchallenge.org/ February 10, 2010

At least one team member must be a full-time student at Duke. Prizes totaling $52,000.

Stanford Social E-Challenge

http://tinyurl.com/social-ebases

February 17, 2010

At least one team member must be a Stanford student or recent alumni. $50,000 in prizes.

Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship (SASE)

www.skollfoundation.org/skollawards/

February 17, 2010

Organization led by social entrepreneur with at least a 3 year track record. Mezzanine funding available.

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