What: Recognized by the Institute of International Education for excellence, Global SE is a credit bearing seminar and field experience completed in Spring and Summer 2012. The seminar is a problems-centered preparatory experience. Multidisciplinary students teams study and critique solutions to transboundry social and economic challenges such as poverty. The seminar is followed by a six-week summer field experience in India. Students work with local non-profit organizations in Bangalore to develop a social enterprise plan. Examples of past plans have included a monitoring and evaluation system for an after school sports program that targets underprivileged children in slum schools and an All-India NGO Network for employing persons with disabilities.
Who: Upto 10 students are selected who have demonstrated passion for social change and intermediate familiarity with concepts of social entrepreneurship. Alumni of Social Entrepreneurship Internship, AMRE, Lilly or a comparable program are preferred. Seniors with extra-ordinary commitment to social change may also apply.
How do I apply? We are recruiting for Global SE 2012. See here.
