PeaceTech Living Learning Community
The PeaceTech Living Learning Community is a cluster of students from different faculties and consists of creators, innovators, and collaborators interested in exploring the intersection of peace and technology in society. Applications from resident and associate students at Conrad Grebel University College are accepted at the start of each semester.
The PeaceTech Living Learning Community is a cluster of students from different faculties and consists of creators, innovators, and collaborators interested in exploring the intersection of peace and technology in society. Applications from resident and associate students at Conrad Grebel University College are accepted at the start of each semester.
Grebel Peace Incubator
Multiple sessions
Conrad Grebel students
Every term
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Grebel Peace Incubator
Fulltime-program / Courses
UWaterloo students, staff and faculty
Anytime
Program Overview
The Grebel Peace Incubator provides a collaborative community and access to mentorship and funding for early-stage non-profits and social enterprises focused on advancing peace and justice. Their expertise in thinking and working politically helps new ventures engage governments and transform systems. New ventures in this incubator thrive within a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and community-mindedness.
Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
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Greenhouse
Multiple sessions
UWaterloo students
Fall term, Winter term
Program Overview
Students in the Social Innovators in Training (SIIT) Program work with like-minded innovators interested in creating social or environmental change through their own project or venture. Students coming into this program have a problem they are interested in tackling or an idea they want to launch. Innovations can include policy change, community mobilization initiatives and the creation of programs, products, and services, and more.
The program provides a weekly peer group training session focused on key milestones in both problem and solution identification and validation. Students have access to one-on-one coaching and a GreenHouse alumni circle, as well as the Social Impact Fund to move their project or venture forward.
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GreenHouse Students
St. Paul's University College
Every term
Program Overview
The social impact fund was established in 2014 by St. Paul’s University College to support the testing and development of early-stage, ideas from GreenHouse Innovators.
The Social Impact Fund (SIF) was established in 2014 by donors from the St. Paul’s University College community. The SIF is used to support GreenHouse students in advancing their ideas into action. As a donor, your contributions support students with the resources they need to build and test prototypes with stakeholders as the progress towards validating their solutions and launching their ventures.
The recipients of the SIF are celebrated 3 times a year at the Social Impact Showcase.
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Annually
UWaterloo students, staff and faculty
Program Overview
Award funding of $3,000 is available annually to undergraduate or graduate students registered full-time in the Faculty of Environment who have presented an outstanding proposal in the Jack Rosen Memorial Award for Environmental Innovation competition. The top ten teams will be offered a professionally facilitated workshop prior to the competition that will coach them on the elements of a strong business case and successful pitch.
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