Become A Warnock Foundation Innovator

Share your Idea. Impact your City. Win Funding.

 

We want to hear your ideas for making Baltimore a stronger, healthier, safer, smarter and more innovative and vibrant city.

 

Submit a 60-second video sharing your innovation and how it will make Baltimore a better place! Be creative and think outside the box.


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Program Overview

The Warnock Foundation Social Innovation (WFSI) Fellowship provides Baltimoreans with the opportunity to implement their ideas/innovation they believe will make Baltimore a vibrant city to live, learn and prosper! The WFSI fellowship provides a platform for our social innovators to be heard and impactful. Through the WSFI fellowship, fellows are provided leadership development, business education, funding, and advisement. The overarching goal is to utilize the talent that already exists in Baltimore to grow and guide them to creating innovations that will impact their community and city.

Applicants will submit 100 words or less and a 60-second video sharing their innovation and how it will make Baltimore a better place! Be creative and think outside the box.

 

The application process is a two-step process that includes:

  • Initial application
  • Online judging

The Warnock Foundation looks for:

The Warnock Foundation Social Innovation (WFSI) Fellowship provides Baltimoreans with the opportunity to implement their ideas/innovation to make Baltimore a vibrant city to live, learn, and grow! The WFSI fellowship provides meaningful professional development, mentorship, and a stipend to twelve Baltimore leaders/innovators twice a year. The overarching goal is to utilize the talent that already exists in Baltimore to grow and guide them in creating innovations that will impact their community and city.

To be eligible: Applicants must live in Baltimore

 

What does The Warnock Social Innovation Fellowship offer?

Due to COVID-19 our program structure has changed significantly. This year our programming will happen over a 3-day virtual summit. This 3-day summit will focus on community building, leadership development, design thinking, and fundraising.
  • Have access to Mentors
  • Utilize advisors and business leaders to develop strategies to grow and sustain their innovation.
  • Connect and collaborate with other Warnock Fellows
  • $2,000 in funding for their innovation
  • Editorial Feature
  • Access to media platform to share thoughts, opinions etc.
Summit Dates: December 7th-9th

A huge part of the fellowship will teach innovators how to effectively build sustainable networks to enhance their innovation.

Time Commitment

As a Warnock Social Innovation fellow, you are expected to attend all three days of the summit, submit an article to our blog, and interview for our podcast.


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