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Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
Online Application and Instructions
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Creating an Account
All applicants must start with the Eligibility Quiz. At the end of the quiz, you will receive an invitation code that will allow you to access the Online Application. If you are a first-time user, please click on "First-time user? Click here to create your password" to register. If you are based in the United States and have 501(c)(3) (nonprofit) status, you will be asked to enter the tax identification number of your organization at that time. Once you have registered, you can begin completing the application, save your work and return to work on it later. Each time you return to work on your application, you will need to log in again with your email address and password.
Application Content
A preview of the Online Application is provided below. Please note that there is a maximum limit of 2,500 words for the narrative section of the application, or an average of 250 words for your response to each question. The Skoll Foundation retains the option of declining any application that exceeds the word limit. If your application is declined due to excessive length, you cannot reapply for 24 months. We encourage you to prepare your application using the documents below and then copy and paste your answers into the online application. The application also requires information on your organization’s finance and operations. We have provided a template below for you to complete offline and upload as a part of the online application.
Skoll staff members will not have access to your application until you submit it. Once you have submitted it, you will no longer be able to edit your answers.
Application Acknowledgment
You will receive an email confirming your submission within 24 hours. If you do not receive one, please send an email to grants@skollfoundation.org and let us know when you submitted your application.
Technical Problems
If you have technical difficulties while accessing or submitting the application, please click on the "Need Support?" link found on the bottom of the each page.
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Glossary of Terms
Click here to learn about Skoll Award winners
Click here to download the guidelines in PDF format
 U.S. public charity or 501(c)(3)
The section of the United States tax code that defines nonprofit, charitable, tax-exempt
organizations is 501(c)(3). After filing the required paperwork to document its nonprofit
mission, a 501(c)(3) designated charity will receive a confirmation letter and tax
identification number from the IRS. A foreign entity can apply for and receive a
U.S. 501(c)(3) designation provided it complies with U.S. laws and meets certain
requirements and restrictions.
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Skoll Foundation Adds Eleven Pioneering Organizations to its Global Portfolio of Leading Social Entrepreneurs : 3/11/2008
The Skoll Foundation today announced Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship for 11 organizations working around the world in the areas of tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, peace and security, and economic and social equity. The recipients, who will each receive three-year grants of $1,000,000, join a growing global network of Skoll social entrepreneurs, now numbering 59, who have created innovative, proven solutions for tackling the world’s most urgent social and economic challenges. |
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Narrative questions (MS Word file) 