Dear Colleagues,

The GHIC Innovation Prize offers two cash awards in the amounts of $10,000 and $5,000 to the two best social enterprise pitches that are presented at Unite For Sight's 12th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale<http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference> on March 28-29, 2015.  The GHIC Innovation Prize<http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/innovation-prize> supports outstanding early-stage ideas, programs, and organizations which are locally-developed and locally-responsible.  The GHIC Innovation Prize is a new program of the Unite For Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference, which is the world's largest and leading global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference.  The Global Health & Innovation Conference annually convenes more than 2,200 participants from all 50 states and from more than 55 countries.

What is a social enterprise pitch? The social enterprise pitch is an idea, program, project, or organization that is in the early stage of development or implementation.  The pitch submission should be program-focused and can be targeted for any country or countries worldwide.  Categories include, but are not limited to, global health, NGOs and community-based programs, social innovation and entrepreneurship, development, education, energy, environment, and technology.

Who is eligible? Students and professionals, as well as non-profit and for-profit organizations, are eligible to apply for the GHIC Innovation Prize.

How do I apply? Complete details and application instructions can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/innovation-prize  Applications are accepted on a rolling application deadline, and the first quality applications will be accepted for the semi-finalist round.  Applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible; the available semi-finalist round spots are expected to fill quickly.

How do GHIC Innovation Prize accepted applicants participate at the Global Health & Innovation Conference?  All GHIC Innovation Prize semi-finalists participate as a presenter in a Social Impact Lab at the Global Health & Innovation Conference, which includes a 5-minute pitch, followed by a 20-minute period for discussion, mentoring, and guidance from two conference expert speakers and from the conference audience.  The semi-finalists additionally present a pitch to a distinguished judging panel.  The judges will select the finalists.  The finalists will present to the judging panel, and  two GHIC Innovation Prize winners will then be announced at the Global Health & Innovation Conference.

Complete details about the Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

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