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GLOBAL MILKEN-PENN GSE EDUCATION BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: February 19, 2025

LOCATION: USA

Considered the most prestigious and well-funded competition of its kind, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition celebrates and nurtures purpose-driven ventures that seek to address inequities in education through innovation.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) is open to applicants worldwide advancing teaching and learning through innovation. Finalists get targeted venture development support from a strategic advisor, opportunities for in-person networking with investors and potential customers.

They welcome education ventures with innovative solutions to educational inequity from around the world, especially those ventures founded by and serving individuals from marginalized and historically underrepresented communities. We encourage applicants working in every conceivable educational setting–from early childhood through corporate and adult training. We also welcome both nonprofit and for-profit submissions. Since 2010, areas of focus have included (but are not limited to):

Urban Education

Connecting Research to Practice

Teaching & Learning

Technology in Grades K through 12

Special Education & At-Risk Students

Open & Collaborative Solutions: The Education Ecosystem

Online & Distance Learning in Higher Education

Global/Borderless Education Solutions

Early Childhood Education

Workforce Learning

Ventures apply through Catapult, the Catalyst @ Penn GSE virtual accelerator. Registration and application are free, and you’ll enjoy access to over 4,000 articles, videos, and podcast episodes in the Catapult Content Hub. Register and apply via Catapult

BENEFIT:

$40,000: Michael & Lori Milken Family Foundation Grand Prize

$25,000: Second place award

$10,000: Third place award

$5,000: Audience Choice prize

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JACOBS FOUNDATION GLOBAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: February 4, 2025, 10:59 PM (GMT)

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide. The relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to, education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, behavioral science, computer science, pedagogy, linguistics, neurosciences, and the science of learning.

ELIGIBILITY:

The ideal candidate

has obtained his/her PhD or equivalent degree within the past 10 years;

is employed at an institution of higher education or research institute;

is conducting high-quality research in an area of interest to the Jacobs Foundation;

is committed to engaging with the Jacobs Foundation and the Fellowship Network and contributing to the Foundation’s activities

The Jacobs Foundation is especially interested in the following questions, which are aligned with our research agenda:

How do variations in individuals and contextual factors influence learning and development and learning outcomes?

How can we design for learner variability at scale to enable all children to reach their potential as learners and in life?

How can we produce interventions that reduce growing inequalities in children’s learning and overcome disparities in the impacts of digital technologies?

How can we address the role of data to help learners and teachers make informed decisions about their learning and teaching?

BENEFIT:

Funding amountCHF 150’000
Funding period3 years
Number of fellowships per yearUp to 12
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