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Application is ongoing for GARY SAITOWITZ MERIT BASED REWARD and will soon close, the eligible and interested public is advised to take urgent attention on this, even as we wish you best of luck.

Applicants from anywhere in the world are eligible.

WATSON SEMESTER ACCELERATOR; SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR AND INNOVATORS.

Preparing next-generation, impact-driven entrepreneurs to launch ventures and unleash a lifetime of impact.

COURSES

The Watson Semester Accelerator curriculum was developed by examining best practices in supporting social entrepreneurs worldwide and consolidated into a curriculum that provides students with the hard and soft skills, methodologies, and frameworks required to successfully grow a social venture and lead an impactful career. Each course is led by one of Watson Institute’s Preceptors, who themselves are accomplished entrepreneurs, leaders, and expert facilitators.

TRANSFORMATIVE ENTREPRENEURDHIP

This course is designed to equip students with the hard skills, tools, and knowledge to develop as entrepreneurs and accelerate a social venture.

Watson has licensed the curriculum of Uncharted, which is a leading training program for social entrepreneurs globally, having worked with 545 ventures who are creating impact in 96 countries.

Transformative Entrepreneurship is divided into three sections: Business Model Validation, Funder Readiness, and Team Building.

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The deadline for the Spring 2021 cohort (Jan-May) is October 15, 2020

A lifetime of impact begins.

THE WATSON SEMESTER
Accelerator is a program for college students, recent graduates, and gap-year students with an early-stage social venture/project and a passion for social impact.

During the 4-month program, a cohort of young social innovators convenes in Boulder, Colorado to tackle the greatest challenges facing the world. From climate change to income inequality and from political oppression to access to water, students enrolled in the program leverage training, mentorship, and community to unleash a lifetime of impact.

TRAINING

Intensive courses and workshops focused on the hard and soft skills of entrepreneurship and transformative leadership.

MENTORSHIP

Every student is paired with mentors in their field to challenge their assumptions, enhance their perspective, and expand their impact.

COMMUNITY

Students join a diverse cohort with members from every corner of the globe, a variety of experiences, and a common goal to impact the world. And Lots More..

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Is this program for you?

This program is for early-stage entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders with a bias towards action and the gritty idealism required to solve complex problems.

Founders in the early-prototyping stage are the most well-suited for the Watson Semester Accelerator in the Fall and Spring. Early prototyping means that you have completed initial research on the project and have designed and put to test aspects of your business model. In addition, at this stage, you have developed early versions of the service or product that you are planning to launch. You may have revenue or funding streams at this stage, but the project/venture is not yet self-sustained or scalable.

MORE DETAILS AND APPLICATION HERE.