Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 PCSE New Venture Awards (formerly Seed Grants). These student-led social ventures will each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds as well as training, advising, mentoring, incubator workspace, and other resources from the Patricelli Center. Recipients were selected from a pool…
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Ahmed Badr ‘20 Selected as Interim Director for the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life is excited to welcome Ahmed M. Badr ’20 as the Interim Director for the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy! Ahmed is an Iraqi-American author, poet, and social entrepreneur working at the intersection of creativity, climate action, displacement,…
2022 PCSE Seed Grant Winners Announced
Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 PCSE Seed Grant. These student-led social ventures will each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds as well as training, advising, mentoring, incubator workspace, and other resources from the Patricelli Center. Recipients were selected from a pool of finalists who submitted written…
2022 PCSE Seed Grant Finalists Announced (public pitches 2/25 12-1PM EST)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 PCSE Seed Grants. Finalists will pitch in a public event via Zoom on Friday, February 25, at noon Eastern Time. [RSVP here] These $5,000 awards are intended to fund the launch or early stage growth of a social enterprise, project, program,…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Report #1 from Newark Water Association
Each year, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards $5,000 seed grants to fund the launch or early-stage growth of a project, program, or venture. Newark Water Association — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Vin Henrich ’23 — was one of this year’s winners. Below is the first of Newark Water Association’s three reports. My name is…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Report #1 from Infinitely
Each year, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards $5,000 seed grants to fund the launch or early-stage growth of a project, program, or venture. Infinitely was one of this year’s winners. Infinitely is a sustainable clothing brand that seeks to take down the world of fast fashion. Founders Nimra Karamat ’23 and Ashley Cardenas ’23…
2021 PCSE Seed Grant Winners Announced
Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 PCSE Seed Grant. These student-led social ventures will each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds as well as training, advising, mentoring, incubator workspace, and other resources from the Patricelli Center. Recipients were selected from a pool of finalists who submitted written…
2021 PCSE Seed Grant Finalists Announced (public pitches 4/2 12-1PM EDT)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 PCSE Seed Grants. Finalists will pitch in a virtual public event on Friday, April 2, at noon Eastern Time (RSVP required). These $5,000 awards are intended to fund the launch or early stage growth of a social enterprise, project, program, or…
2020 PCSE Seed Grant Winners Announced
Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 PCSE Seed Grant. These student-led social impact projects and ventures will each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds as well as training, advising, mentoring, incubator workspace, and other resources from the Patricelli Center. Recipients were selected from a pool of finalists…
2020 PCSE Seed Grant Finalists Announced (public pitches 2/28 12-1PM)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 PCSE Seed Grants. These $5,000 awards are intended to fund the launch or early stage growth of a social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Past grantees used this seed funding to help students chase their dreams, innovate tourism in Thailand, provide college access to students in…