
The perspective and training of a humanities education is essential to creating innovations that advance society. Yet many humanities students:
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Are not aware of their entrepreneurial potentials and inherent skillsets
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Have misconceptions around entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship
Description
This six-month program is open to graduate students in the humanities (except first year students). Participants will:
Change the Mindset
- Understand that humanities PhD students’ ideas, research, and expertise can be turned into real world ideas
- Get help making these ideas “realizable” - feasible, viable, desirable, creative
- Help overcome the lonely warrior obstacle - people want to see change and humanities majors and PhDs can spearhead it
Learn & Connect
- Learn about successful nonprofit and for profit enterprises by founders with humanities backgrounds
- Understand how humanities training was important for founders with non-humanities backgrounds and engage with them
Get Skills & Experience
- Gain collaborative experience running and working in teams
- Practice implementation by getting projects off the ground
- Learn practical marketable skills - operational, communication, leadership, and learn to talk about how your background makes you a high-value candidate beyond entrepreneurship
Eligibility
All graduate students in the humanities (except first year students)
Timeline
March to August 2022
Module 1: Theory and Mindset
March to April 2022
Guest: Manish Bhardwaj
Assignment:
- As a team, interview a faculty member who has dabbled in social innovation
- Record the interview, take notes, write up the interview
Expected time commitment:
- Orientation/introduction - 1 hour
- 1-2 workshops - 2-3 hours
- Presentation - 1 hour
- Team meetings - 3 hours
- 2 interviews - 2 hours
- Asynchronous work/assignment - varies, less than 10 hours
Total: Less than 20 hours
Module 2: Learning from the Field
Guest: Anita Sands
April to June 2022
Assignment:
- As a team, select a successful venture from a list provided and interview someone from that venture
- Record the interview, take notes, write up the interview
Expected time commitment:
- 1-2 workshops - 2-3 hours
- Presentation - 1 hour
- Team meetings - 3 hours
- 1 interviews - 1 hour
- Asynchronous work/assignment - varies, less than 13 hours
Total: Less than 20 hours
Module 3: Taking into Practice
Guest: TBD
July to August 2022
Assignment:
- Get experience creating a marketing campaign, segmenting the market, and doing customer research
- Use the Princeton network to connect to people who are key players or have insights
- Design a product (swag) that will get people interested in the cause
- Create a narrative/pitch that will get people to buy/donate
How to apply
Email Jessica Leung with the following information:
- Your name, department, and year
- A brief description of why you want to apply (200 words)
- Potential points to discuss:
- What social issue(s) are you interested in solving?
- How your research relates or has potential to be socially impactful.
- What non-scholarly experiences have you had that inspire you to learn more about and practice entrepreneurship for social impact?
Deadline extended! Apply by March 18, 2022 at 11:59 pm.
The Humanities in Entrepreneurship program is co-sponsored by GradFUTURES.