{"id":9048,"date":"2023-02-23T15:37:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/?p=9048"},"modified":"2024-07-24T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:09:34","slug":"announcing-the-10k-bu-refugee-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/announcing-the-10k-bu-refugee-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the $10k BU Refugee Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Innovate@BU has announced the launch of its newest challenge, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/signature-programs\/changemaker-challenge\/\">BU Refugee Challenge<\/a>! The $10,000 competition is aimed at identifying innovative, student-led solutions to the systemic problems faced by refugees and migrants in the Greater Boston area.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are invited to submit their ideas for solutions at any stage of development, from ideation to implementation. The competition offers coaching and networking opportunities with local nonprofits and policy-makers. The winning idea will receive $10,000 in funding.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The BU Refugee Challenge is a chance for the BU community to come together and make a positive impact in the Greater Boston area,&#8221; said Katie Quigley Mellor, Innovate@BU\u2019s director of social entrepreneurship. &#8220;By leveraging the ingenuity of our students and alumni, we can help provide support and assistance to those who need it most.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Applications for the BU Refugee Challenge open on March 1 and must be submitted by March 25 at 11:59 pm. All current BU students and class of 2022 alumni are eligible to apply. No previous experience is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The top ten teams will be invited to present their pitch in the semi-final round on April 4. The top four teams will then advance to the final round on April 12, where they will have the chance to compete for the $10,000 in funding.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more and apply, visit this page.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The BU Changemaker Challenge<\/strong> is a recurring competition hosted by Innovate@BU that leverages the ingenuity of the BU community to create positive change in the Greater Boston area. Each challenge identifies one pressing real-world issue for which students are invited to put forward potential solutions. Participants will receive individualized coaching, opportunities to connect with local nonprofits and policy-makers, and the chance to win up to $10,000 in funding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the BU Refugee Challenge must be submitted by March 25 at 11:59 pm. All current BU students and class of 2022 alumni are eligible to apply!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20476,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[111,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9050,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048\/revisions\/9050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}