In the spirit of encouraging more thought and action across the whole organization, Engineers without Borders (EWB) is launching an exciting new national competition!

We are looking for great people with great ideas to participate in this unique program, in which successful candidates will develop and pilot a social change project. Participants will work in collaboration with other leading social entrepreneurs across Canada, with resource support from EWB. They will take a creative idea from conception to full implementation over the course of one year.

Each participant will have:

• A network of fellow social change entrepreneurs that you will meet 4 times in different locations across Canada (Toronto twice, Western Canada, St. Johns)
  
• An experienced mentor to provide guidance and feedback on your project. You will also get to access EWB’s N.O. staff for extra guidance.
  
• Training sessions from guests and supporting organizations, as well as EWB staff.
• Past supporters have included McKinsey & Company and Social Capital Partners, as well as specific guests like Tim Broadhead (CEO of the McConnell Foundation), Scott Rutherford (Executive Leadership expert) and Jessica Lax (founder of The Otesha Project).
  
• Access to a total of $30,000 across all projects. The money will be given out based on need for the project but you can expect your seed funding to be in the low thousands.
  
• Access to EWB’s fundraising infrastructure, including staff, charitable status and web-presence, to support projects that will need more than the seed funding.
  

Your project proposal does not have to be the one that ultimately is realized, but please think hard about what you want to do. It is highly recommended that you call someone at the National Office to discuss your interest, as well as tapping into your personal network for ideas and feedback.


Proposals should fit within EWB’s four outcome areas, and if desired can also meet one of the foundational areas (preference to outcomes).

From there, some applicants will be invited to an interview on July 9th and 10th. The interview will challenge your idea and probe on your ability to implement it.

Please send the following material by July 8th. If you have any questions or to submit your materials, contact Levi Goertz at 416-642-9135.