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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
WHATISTHESHACKLETONFOUNDATIONLEADERSHIPAWARD?TheShackletonFoundationLeadershipAwardisearlystageventurecapitalfundingforsocialentrepreneurs.Weinvestinentrepreneurialideas,inspirationalprojectsandbuddingleaderswiththepowertomakeadifference.Weprovideupto£10,000ofseedfundingtoenableaspiringleadersandsocialentrepreneurstoestablishtheirownventurestohelpthedisadvantagedandsociallymarginalisedinsociety.Welookforlong-lasting,far-reachingprojectswiththepotentialtoprovidesolutionstointractablesocialproblems.WHEREDOESTHEFOUNDATIONGETITSMONEYFROM?InOctober2008,descendantsofSirErnestShackleton’soriginalbandofAntarcticexplorersmountedanexpeditiontocelebratethecentenaryoftheNimrodExpedition.TheysucceededinreachingtheSouthPoleinJanuary2009,coveringsome920milesintheprocess,andinsodoing,completedunfinishedfamilybusinessonbehalfoftheirforebears.ThisexpeditionwasTheShackletonFoundation’sfirstmajorfundraisingevent,andwasmountedtoraiseawarenessoftheFoundation.TheShackletonFoundationcelebratesShackleton’slegacyofendurancebysupportingleadersandsocialentrepreneurswhoaremakingadifferencetothelivesofpeopleinneedandtolocalcommunities.AMIELIGIBLEFORTHESHACKLETONFOUNDATIONLEADERSHIPAWARD?TheShackletonFoundationprovidesseedfundingtoinspirationalleadersandearlystagesocialentrepreneurswiththepotentialtomakearealdifferencetothelivesofdisadvantagedyoungpeople.Eligibleideasmust:
• Beinnovativeandfresh• Fulfilaclearneedanddemand• Beinthefirstyearofdevelopment• Havearealsocialimpact• Havewell-definedoutputsandgoals• Havethepotentialforrealgrowthandsustainability• ThebeneficiariesoftheworkmustbepredominantlybasedintheUK
WHOHASTHESHACKLETONFOUNDATIONPREVIOUSLYFUNDED?YoucanfindinformationabouttheShackletonleadersthathavereceivedfundingfromtheShackletonFoundationhere.HOWCANIAPPLY?Toapplyforfundingpleasecompletetheonlineapplicationformwhichcanbefoundonthewebsite.ApplicationsshouldsetouthowtheapplicantmatchesthespiritofShackleton.Theyshouldexplainwhattheapplicant’svisionis,andhowthisvisionmeetsaclearneedtobenefitthedisadvantagedandsociallymarginalised.Applicationsshouldalsooutlinetheaims,outputsandgoalsoftheprojectandhowitwillsustainitselfinthefuture.WHATISTHETIMEFRAMEFORFUNDINGAPPLICATIONS?Applicationsareconsideredbytrusteesfourtimesayear,andapplicantsthatareshort-listedwillbeinvitedtopresentatoneoftheTrusteesquarterlymeetings.Datescanbefoundonthewebsite.WILLIRECEIVEFEEDBACK?Yes,whetheryourapplicationproceedsorisunsuccessfulyouwillreceivefeedbackfromtheFoundation’sadministrator.