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THE MILKEN-PENN GSE EDUCATION BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: 19 February, 2024

LOCATION: USA

The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition is considered the most prestigious and well-funded competition of its kind, attracting innovative ideas from around the world. Since 2010, the competition has awarded more than $2 million in cash and prizes.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) is open to applicants worldwide addressing educational inequities through innovation.

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. They encourage applicants working in every conceivable educational setting–from early childhood through corporate and adult training. They also welcome both nonprofit and for-profit submissions.

Finalists get targeted venture development support from a strategic advisor, opportunities for in-person networking with investors and potential customers.

BENEFIT:

Up to $80,000 worth of prizes to be won in these caterogies:

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

$25,000: Cognativ Inc. Prize

$10,000: Magnitude Digital Prize

$5,000: Audience Choice Prize presented by Osage Venture Partners

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH H.J. HEINZ FELLOWSHIPS

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LOCATION: USA

The University of Pittsburgh’s Global Studies Center awards H.J. Heinz fellowships to students from developing countries who wish to pursue a Master’s degree and demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates applying must meet the following criteria:

Applicants must have been accepted to a Master’s program (beginning the academic year for which they seek the Heinz Fellowship) in either the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), the School of Law, the School of Education, or the School of Nursing.

Applicants must have completed an undergraduate university degree.

Applicants must be proficient in speaking, reading and writing English.

Preference will be given to applicants at the early or mid-stages of their career.

The Fellowship is intended for individuals in the practitioner and policy domains. It is not awarded for basic academic research, academic sabbaticals or medical research.

BENEFIT:

The Fellowship is a one-to-two year position. It covers support in the form of a living stipend of $19,200 (paid in monthly installments) and a $1,000 program and professional activities fund.

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