The grant aims to:
Promote the culture of entrepreneurship and business initiative as an engine of economic growth by supporting innovative proposals in areas related to Social Entrepreneurship.
Provide candidates with knowledge and tools to complement their entrepreneurial skills and enable them to make their business projects a reality.
Promote new entrepreneurship projects that have emerged from values such as effort, drive and innovation.
Professionals with degrees in Social Sciences, Legal Sciences, Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Health Sciences, Economics, Business Sciences, Engineering and Architecture from a Spanish university or from abroad and approved in Spain, who have a Spanish residence permit, or multidisciplinary teams, mainly composed of professionals, with a viable, creative and innovative business idea, may apply for the grant.
The project can be developed by one or more members of a studio/company/group.
Candidates who have already been awarded a social entrepreneurship grant by the Arquia Foundation in previous calls are not eligible to apply for the grant.
Registration period: From 25 March to 31 May 2019 at 12 p.m. (CET)
Programme implementation: Pending confirmation by Barcelona Activa. Scheduled to start January 2020.
The required documentation can be submitted via the 'registration' form until the call closes (31 May 2019 at 12 p.m.).
More information on the requirements in PDF.
The registration process is completed via the Arquia Foundation web platform, and is formalised according to the following points:
Registration in this call can only be completed online via the Arquia Foundation platform.
To be able to start the registration, prior accreditation on the Arquia Foundation platform is required for those who are not already AF users or who have not yet been accredited.
The application is made when the registration form has been completed and the required documentation for the call has been attached. Proposals submitted by means other than the Internet will not be accepted.
The jury's decision is final.
The Foundation reserves the right to reproduce and/or exhibit the proposals selected from the tender either partially or in their entirety.
31 May 2019 at 12 p.m. (CET)
Applications will be assessed by the jury, taking the following criteria into consideration:
CV with the professional and academic achievements of the applicant and/or each member of the team, to assess the leadership capacity, commitment and motivation in terms of the business project.
Report of the proposed project for the grant, assessing its originality and feasibility. Canvas Analysis.
Tutors and members of the jury may contact candidates directly to arrange a personal interview if they deem it necessary, in order to clarify aspects of the idea or project.
We believe in projects with great potential, which must meet the following criteria:
Originality of the business idea: It must be a creative and innovative idea that provides a new working approach and contributes meaningfully to the social field.
The business idea must have a clear, well-ordered and legible structure, and be based on a market opportunity with enough potential to generate revenues.
Innovative business model with a high capacity to generate value and strong growth potential.
The project should permit a viable market entry: clear and realistic goals, definition of strategies and necessary resources for implementation, careful planning and a detailed budget.
Capacity and leadership of the entrepreneur or entrepreneurial team: the candidate must have strong qualifications and knowledge and must demonstrate the skills to carry out the project successfully.
The grant includes a place on the Barcelona Activa Social Entrepreneurship Programme, consisting of weekly sessions for 6 months that include training to prepare the business plan, in entrepreneurial skills, follow-up tutorials and entrepreneurial experiences.
Besides Barcelona Activa's services and resources, the Arquia Foundation will make one (1) adviser, who is renowned in the field of managing professional development in architecture, available for the architect interns from the first day, who will tutor the entire project through face-to-face and online sessions. This mentoring process will focus on decision-making and will guide the intern throughout the process of preparing the business plan and analysing its viability. Where possible, it will also provide the intern with contacts and the information required to work successfully on their business project. In this edition, it is the responsibility of Mónica Bonafonte, Managing Director of FAD, to tutor the grant winner.
With the aim of standardising the opportunities for participation on a national level, the Arquia Foundation will give a 7,000 euros grant to the grant winner to help with travel costs, allowing them to attend all Barcelona Activa sessions and, some of their team, to attend the accompaniment sessions, should they deem it necessary.
The Arquia Foundation will provide the grant winner with coverage under the terms of the travel insurance policy contracted through Arquiseguros brokerage.
Barcelona Activa is the organisation responsible for driving the economic development of the city of Barcelona, designing and implementing employment policies for all citizens and promoting the development of a diverse economy and an economy of proximity.
For 30 years, it has boosted the economic activity of Barcelona and its sphere of influence, supporting employment policies, entrepreneurial initiative and companies, as well as promoting the city internationally and its strategic sectors in terms of proximity to the region.
Santiago Jiménez Cortés
MADRID, SPAIN
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