# Irish social entrepreneurs offered €600,000

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/04/05/irish-social-entrepreneurs-offered-e600000/
- Published: 2014-04-05T00:10:31+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

An awards programme worth €600,000 to find new social entrepreneurs in Ireland is
open for applications.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is offering €420,000 in cash and €180,000 in kind for
social entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas and solutions to Ireland’s social
and environmental programmes.

The awards will be provided under two programmes – **Impact** and **Elevator**. 
With €100,000 in funding, the Impact Programme acts as a substantial source of capital
for the projects it supports. In addition to this funding, Impact Awardees will 
receive direct support from the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland team valued in excess
of €40,000.

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The Elevator Programme provides €20,000 in direct funding. In addition to this funding,
Elevator Awardees will receive direct support from the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
team valued at more than €10,000.

The organisers envisage up to three awards in the Impact category and 4-6 awards
in the Elevator category.

Two further information sessions will be held in Longford on the April 7^(th) and
Belfast, 15^(th)  April.

The deadline for applications is 28 April 2014 and can be made online at [Social Entrepreneurs Ireland](http://www.socialentrepreneurs.ie).

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