Kellogg Social Entrepreneurship Award
Amount: $70,000
# Students Awarded: 1
Application Deadline: April 27, 2025
Interviews: TBD MAY
Description: The Kellogg Social Entrepreneurship Award allows students to use their business knowledge to make a positive social impact. Each year, one Kellogg student is awarded $70,000 to support their work in the development of a social venture post-graduation.
Eligibility:
- Students must be willing to pursue their endeavor full time upon graduation.
- The business entity may take any legal form, but must be independent and still in the startup phase.
- The central mission of the venture must be oriented to have a social impact.
- Students must be completing their MBA degree within the 2025 calendar year.
Kellogg Social Entrepreneurship Awardees are additionally eligible to apply for both Loan Assistance Awards and, if employment status meets the program guidelines, the Collins Loan Assistance Program.
Criteria for Selection:
- Does the venture have a clear path to self-sustainability?
- Will the venture create significant social impact?
- Does the venture address a root cause or deliver enduring benefit?
- Is the approach innovative, unique or a significant improvement to existing approaches?
- Does the leadership have a clear idea & implementation strategy? Can they execute?
- Is there a demonstrated viable scaling plan?
- Has the leader demonstrated commitment to the idea and venture?
- Is the leadership well-positioned for success?