Academic Opportunity

  Financial Inclusion Challenge Award 2023 Application Deadline:  May 9, 2023. Over 1.8 billion adults are still unbanked or poorly served by existing financial products and services, leaving them unable to pursue economic opportunities, vulnerable to shocks, and at risk of permanent debt or even modern slavery. While the number of people with formal accounts has increased, with mobile phones as a key enabler, innovation is still needed to give underserved or excluded populations the ability to safely transfer and save funds, borrow money, and manage risks with insurance, both for individuals and for their micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The drivers of financial exclusion include lack of access to the internet and financial service agents, unclear explanations of product offerings, lack of formal ID, and discrimination, particularly against women, ethnic minorities, people of color, persons with disabilities, displaced communities, and low-income pop...

  The CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows (EF) Award program Application Deadline: September 10, 2022 The CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows (EF) Award program identifies and supports the professional development of junior life sciences researchers who are keen to develop the skills and experiences needed to move translational projects from a university lab toward commercialization and potentially into a Chicago-based biotech start-up. The program exposes Fellows to a breadth of real-world experiences across the CBC institutions and connects trainees to the Chicago biomedical community. The CBC and the Entrepreneurial Fellows program are on a mission to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive biotechnology and life sciences community for all and we especially welcome women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply. We are developing our interview process and program to ensure that all feel welcomed and included. CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows will: Be recent MS...