New Fellowship and Competition info and deadlines!

Here is a sampling of fellowship and competition opportunities. Deadlines approaching!!

1) The 2014 Echoing Green Fellowship Application is now open!

• To apply for any of the Echoing Green Fellowship programs, applicants should apply through our common online application which can be accessed through our website.
• The deadline to submit an application is January 6, 2014 at 11:59 am EST.
• Applicants should make use of all of the application guidance materials we’ve posted on our website and review our Frequently Asked Questions page to find answers to common questions.

 2)  DIV/Innovation Competition Description

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is an open competition supporting breakthrough solutions to the world's most intractable development challenges—interventions that could change millions of lives at a fraction of the usual cost. DIV is interested in innovations that are expected to lead to transformative (as opposed to incremental) improvements that could ultimately scale across multiple developing countries and, ideally, multiple sectors in these countries. Virtually any organization is eligible to apply with a solution for a development challenge in any sector or country in which USAID operates.

Interested applicants must submit a five-page business plan, or Letter of Interest, to the DIV competition outlining their innovation and its potential to be more cost-effective, evidence-based, and scalable than traditional approaches. The DIV competition is open quarterly, with the next round closing December 16 at 11:59 EST. More information on how to apply can be found online: www.usaid.gov/div/apply.

3) The Nestlé Nespresso Global Sustainability MBA Challenge 2014. The theme of this second edition of the Challenge will be:

“Pushing the boundaries of sustainable quality coffee sourcing”

Nestlé Nespresso, and its long-time academic engagement partners INCAE Business School and the Sustainable Markets Intelligence Center (CIMS) were pleased with the success of the first Challenge in 2013.  32 Business Schools from 6 continents provided their best solutions to the topic of “Securing the long term sustainable future of coffee supply in Colombia.” The winning team recently returned from a successful trip to Colombia to ’ground-truth’ their proposal.

With the 2014 Challenge, we look forward to once again engaging the creativity and energy of MBA students worldwide in an exciting competition that explores issues at the cutting edge of sustainability in coffee business.  

The first step is to register your school (deadline: January 31, 2014). The second step is to register your school´s team -- only 1 team per school can participate (deadline: February 14, 2014).

Visit the Challenge website for more information and to register: www.sustainabilitymbachallenge.com

For more information contact: contact@sustainabilitymbachallenge.com