Do Good Challenge Booster Fund Application

The Do Good Challenge Booster Fund provides seed funding and strategic advice to promising social entrepreneurs, organizations, philanthropic projects, and innovators to help them maximize their potential to “Do Good” and prepare for the official Do Good Challenge in the Spring semester. Applicants can request between $100-$500 in grant funding to be used to jump-start their project or organization. Select applicants will be invited to pitch their Do Good ideas at Pitch Impact in McKeldin Library (Rm 2113) to the Do Good planning committee who will make the final decision regarding Booster Fund recipients and amounts.

How it works:

• Submit your idea for a spring Do Good Challenge project, along with how you will use the seed funding to boost your efforts before the Challenge starts. CLICK HERE to access the application!
• Applications are due on October 20th at 11:59p.m.
• Request between $100-$500 (this is a grant).
• Finalists will be notified on October 24th--so be ready to pitch your idea on Friday, October 31st (Boo!) or Friday, November 7th between 11am and 1pm.
• If selected for a Booster Fund grant, your team must compete in the 2015 Do Good Challenge. For more information go to dogood.umd.edu

If you have any questions, please send an email to dogood@umd.edu.  Thank you for applying, good luck, and remember to keep doing good!