RISE Alumni Award 2025 - Call for Applications
Dear RISE Alumni, 

We are glad to inform you that the RISE project is launching the RISE Alumni Awards! 

The RISE alumni awards symbolize the strong belief and hope that the RISE partners place in its young social entrepreneurs. These awards are not only a recognition of RISErs’ achievements but also a means to offer further support. They are intended for motivated alumni, who continued with their journey in the social entrepreneurship world, and who want to grow, scale, and enlarge their impact. The awards will grant two (2) RISE alumni teams an additional €5,000 for further development of their ideas/social enterprises. 

Each Local Incubator selects one (1) RISE team. In total, 6 teams will pitch at the Forum. Please note pitching sessions for pre-selection will not be organized (read: teams need to have solid/convincing applications)

Eligible teams to apply are the RISErs' from the 3rd and 4th Journey, from the Open Call of 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, expect RISE 5 Journey teams who are currently in the incubation phase. The Call for Applications is open until September 6, 23.59h (CET).

For any questions, please contact your respective RISE Local Incubator managers. You can find their information on the last page of the Call for Applications document. Please note that the Local Incubators can request additional information or documentation from the applicants.

Looking forward to your application.

Best of luck!

The RISE Project team
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BASIC INFORMATION
Have you participated in the RISE program? (The Call is open only for to RISE Alumni)
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To which Local Incubator do you submit your application? *
Do you apply with the same idea/social enterprise as in your respective RISE Journey? (please check eligibility, the answer should be yes) *
Name of the RISE team *
Name of the team leader *
Email (that you use/regularly open) *
Do you have a website or social media accounts? (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn etc.) If yes, please share the links
Telephone number (that we can reach out during the period) *
In which RISE Journey did you participate? *
ABOUT YOUR TEAM (Tell us more who you are)
Which are the current members of the RISE team, tell us more about them  (what is their background, do they study/work, what skills and expertise do they have...) (Note: it is ok if you have changes in the team) *
What role(s) does each member have in your team? (who does what) 

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 ABOUT YOUR MOTIVATION  
What is your idea/social enterprise about? *
What is your social mission? *
What is your business model? How does your Social Enterprise monetize (makes money)  *
Do you target marginalized groups in your business model? Or any other way? (Please explain) *
What is your motivation to you apply for the RISE Alumni Awards? *
What kind of impact will the award have on your idea/social enterprise? Why do you need the money (the RISE ALUMNI Award)?  *
 ABOUT YOUR DEVELOPMENTS   
What happened after RISE Journey? Did you have continuous activity since completing the program? (Tell us what you did. It can be participation in other programs, mentoring, awards, pitching's, memberships in networks, you made your prototype, launching products/services, employment, sales...) *
How can you prove* your activity? (certificates, photos, social media, interviews, contracts, etc. Please provide links in your answer). If you want to submit attachments/supporting documents make sure you send them to your Local Incubator by the end date of the call. (*Please note that each Local Incubator might ask for supporting documents in the selection process.)  

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Have you registered a legal entity/social enterprise after completion of the RISE program? (any form possible according to your local legal context: company/enterprise, NGO, cooperative, or explain  when clicking "Other" ) *
Have you already developed a prototype of a product or service? If you have some photos or ways to show to us, please provide links.  *
Have you made any sales of your products or services after completion of the RISE Journey?  *
What was your volume of sales? What were your efforts/activities? Revenue gained? We want to know more about this activity, how much you were present (tried to be) at the market.

ABOUT YOUR FUTURE PLANS
What do you plan for the future? Do you have a detailed plan for development of your idea/social enterprise? Lease list the main activities for the period of minimum 3 and maximum 12 months (September 2025-September 2026).  *
If you get the award, how will you use the 5.000 EUR? Propose a draft budget with justification for the expenses. We don't require excel sheet, just clear lines of what you need (Item, amount, description).  *
Will you be able to provide jobs, especially for your beneficiaries/target groups? If yes, when and how? *
Any further comments or information you want to share? Feel free to tell us :)  *
STATEMENTS AND CONSENTS
In order your application to be reviewed you need to agree to all the statements (thick the boxes)  *
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