Intrapreneurship Award 2020 Application Form

The Fair Education Alliance wants to support its members to develop, test and embed internal innovations. Through the Intrapreneurship Award, we will give five FEA member organisations one year of support and six months' salary contribution so a lead Intrapreneur can go full-time on the initiative.

Application Timeline

Please note that applications close on 29 May 2020, 11.59 PM. You are expected to submit your application before this date to be eligible for the Intrapreneurship Award.

Please note that you can save your responses and then continue your application at any time. Please do this regularly to avoid losing any responses.

Key dates

We require all applicants to confirm availability for the following key dates of in-person presence in London:

If you are shortlisted as one of the (up to) top 20 applicants, you will be invited to the Fair Education Alliance office in London on Tuesday 4 August and Wednesday 5 August 2020. Applicants will present their ideas to the Shortlisting Panel who will select up to 10 ideas to go through to the Final Workshop and Assessment Panel. You need to be available on both dates, and individual slots will be allocated one week in advance.
The Final Workshop and Assessment Panel will be held on Thursday 20 August 2020 in London, where (up to) 10 finalists will present their ideas.

The finalists must attend the Intrapreneurship Award launch evening on Thursday 3 September 2020 at the London offices of our sponsor Bloomberg, where (up to) 5 Intrapreneurship Award Winners will be announced.
The Intrapreneurship Award Winners’ package of support will begin on 10 September 2020.

60 Second Video
If you are a selected as one of the (up to) 10 finalists, you will be asked to submit a 60 second video by 13 August 2020 which explains the problem your idea solves, your solution and why you should win. These videos will be showcased online for the public to vote for the 2020 Community Choice Award.

Before you start your application

Please ensure you have read the Intrapreneurship Award Guidance Notes.

Fair Education Alliance is committed to ensuring that all Intrapreneurship Award applicants are treated fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background including gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, race (including nationality and ethnic origin), religion/belief or disability.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss with you any reasonable adjustments required in relation to our application process. Any information you provide us at this stage will remain confidential. Please send your comments and any other enquiries regarding your application, for example if you are experiencing technical problems, to tverma@faireducation.org.uk.

Eligibility Critiera

Please ensure you meet the following eligibility criteria:

Theme	Criterion	Notes
Legal and membership	The organisation is a member of the Fair Education Alliance. This can be any type of organisation – e.g. charities, schools, think tanks, unions, social enterprises, universities, etc.	Organisations may apply individually or in partnership. Non-members who are interested in applying for the Intrapreneurship Award will be invited to apply to become a member within the application window. If you are not yet a member but are interested in applying for both membership and the Intrapreneurship Award, please contact the team with an expression of interest.
	The idea is focussed on closing the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers
	The organisation is a legally incorporated entity
	The organisation has not been in deficit in the last 2 years (unless they are able to provide strategic rationale for this)	Must be able to contribute to covering costs of the Intrapreneur; organisation will receive £15k for salary contribution over six months
Organisation mission and stage	The organisation has been delivering their core intervention for at least three years post pilot
	The organisation has at least three members of staff working full time for the organisation for at least the past 12 months
	The organisation can afford to cover associated costs and dedicate some organisational capacity
	Organisations currently lacking the resources to innovate	The organisation hasn’t yet secured over £20k for the initiative OR the lead Intrapreneur hasn’t gone full-time on the initiative
Commitment	The organisation's application for Intrapreneurship Award programme is supported by the board (or relevant governance structure)	As part of the application process we will ask for a letter of support from your board.
	An individual with leadership potential within an established organisation; an individual across a multi-organisational partnership; or a new hire for a brand-new strand of work if the expertise doesn’t currently exist in the organisation (new hire must be in post by 1st Sep 2020)
	The CEO and Executive Team are able and willing to commit to the programme

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Organisation and Lead Intrapreneur Information

Organisation Information

Organisation Name

Lead Intrapreneur Contact Information

Salutation

First name

Preferred name (optional)

Last name

Mobile phone number

Write the number in the format starting with 0 followed by 10 digits, For example, 07491245903.

Email address

Role within Organisation

Organisation's Head Office Address

Number & Street

Town/City

County

Postcode

Country

Organisation's Social Media

Twitter

Facebook

Other

How did you hear about the Intrapreneurship Award?

If you selected 'Other' in the question above, please write down your answer below
Please write N/A if not applicable.

Partner Organisation

If you are applying as a partnership with another organisation, please include their information below.

Partner Organisation Information

Organisation Name

Partner Lead Intrapreneur Contact Information

Salutation

First name

Preferred name (optional)

Last name

Mobile phone number

Write the number in the format starting with 0 followed by 10 digits, For example, 07491245903.

Email address

Role within Organisation

Partner Organisation's Head Office Address

Number & Street

Town/City

County

Postcode

Country

Partner Organisation's Social Media

Twitter

Facebook

Other

How did you hear about the Intrapreneurship Award?

If you selected 'Other' in the question above, please write down your answer below.

Your Idea
Please refer to the Intrapreneurship Award Guidance Notes to help you to craft your responses. You must answer all questions in order to submit your application. You may wish to draft your answers in word processing software and paste your final answers into the boxes below. Please avoid any special formatting (e.g. tabs, bullet points, etc).
Please put N/A if the question is not applicable to you or your organisation.

The Problem

1a) Explain the problem that your idea adresses, including the following information (250 words):

- A description of the young people it affects
- The number of young people it affects
- How it affects an individual young person

1b) Explain how the problem your idea addresses fits into your wider organisational mission and vision (200 words):

Your Solution

2a) Explain your proposed solution to the problem, including the following information (200 words):
- Who you (will) deliver the solution to
- What you (will) do and how you (will) do it
- When, where, how often and by whom it is (or will be) delivered

2b) Describe what is currently being done to address the problem and explain how your idea is different or better than existing solutions (150 words):

Impact

3) Describe the typical changes that you expect to see in a young person who benefits from your idea (150 words):

Sustainability

4a) Explain how you will fund the delivery on your idea, including how this overlaps with, or is different from, your organisation's existing income streams (250):

4b) Outline how the organisation plans to support the intrapreneur and the initiative, including the following information (200 words):

- What opportunities will the intrapreneur have to feed back to the organisation's leadership about the initiative?
- What internal resources will the intrapreneur be able to draw on?
- What external networks and support can the organisation draw upon?

Leadership

5a) Choose one question to answer from the below:

Explain how your skills and past experiences will enable you to develop the initiative successful (to be answered by the Intrapreneur - if applicable) (150 words):

OR

Explain why you need to bring in a new hire for the Intrapreneurship lead and outline a proposed recruitment plan to find the right person (to be answered by the organisation - if applicable) (150 words):

5b) Describe how you plan to recruit somebody with the right skills and mindsets to be an effective intrapreneur (to be answered by the organisation - if applicable) (150 words):

5c) Describe any necessary skills that you or your team do not currently have and how you will address these gaps (150 words):

5d) Briefly outline your plan for driving forward the idea in the next 6-12 months (imagining that this award doesn't exist) (100 words):

Organisational Readiness

6a) Please upload a statement of support from the board and CEO, including:

· A commitment to cover the associated costs and responsibilities relating to the intrapreneur’s employment and management

· A commitment to support the intrapreneur along the innovation process and an openness to integrating learnings

(NB - If you have already selected a file but need to change it, please select 'choose file' again.)

6b) Describe your organisational culture and values, and how these will support internal innovation and the intrapreneur (150 words):

Value Add

7a) Describe the work that you have done on your idea to date (if applicable) (150 words):

7b) Describe the support you are receiving from any other organisation (if applicable) (150 words):

7c) Explain why the Fair Education Alliance Intrapreneurship Award is a good fit for you and your idea, and why your organisation would not be able to effectively pursue this initiative without the award (150 words):

Review your Application

Please review your application carefully. You can do this by using the Previous button below to go back and review any answers you may wish to change. Please note you will NOT be able to change your answers once you have submitted your application form.

I confirm that the information I have provided in my application is correct and that I agree to the Terms and Conditions of the Fair Education Alliance Intrapreneurship Award which apply to this entry.

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Eligibility Critiera

Privacy Notice

Organisation and Lead Intrapreneur Information

Organisation Information

Lead Intrapreneur Contact Information

Organisation's Head Office Address

Organisation's Social Media

Partner Organisation

Partner Organisation Information

Partner Lead Intrapreneur Contact Information

Partner Organisation's Head Office Address

Partner Organisation's Social Media

Equal opportunity information

Review your Application