The Sankalp 2010 Awards

An integral part of Sankalp each year is the Sankalp Awards Process. Conferred upon innovative, dynamic and sustainable social enterprises each year, these awards are a recognition of the level of impact being brought about by these change makers.

In its first year, Sankalp received 315 nominations from social enterprises (both startups and established) across the country. Of these more than 50 dynamic enterprises were brought to the limelight, through the Sankalp platform. In order to know who the top 50 Sankalp enterprises were click here

Focusing on 5 high impact sectors of the social economy, the Sankalp Awards are a propellant for any enterprise that is either looking for investment or looking to scale up in the near future. With the spotlight on business with a sustainable and scalable model as well as a consistent bottomline, the Sankalp Awardees are the future of the sector.

Sankalp 2010 Forum and Awards shall recognize, award and connect the most investible social MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium enterprises) operating in 5 high impact sectors:

1. Agriculture, Food & Rural Business
2. Clean Energy
3. Inclusive Education
4. Health, Water & Sanitation, and
5. Technology for Development

Nominations are invited for each of the above sectors in the categories mentioned below:

• Emerging Enterprise Category (defined as businesses that have been in operation for less than 3 years )
• Established Enterprise Category (defined as enterprises that have been in operation for more than 3 years)

Who can apply for a Sankalp Award?
Any enterprise with a double (financial and social) or multiple bottom line (financial, social & environmental) return with at least six months in operations can nominate itself to the Sankalp Awards.

Award nominations are being accepted in the five sectors mentioned above. An enterprise can apply for a maximum of two Sankalp Awards, irrespective of sector or category.

The Awards Process

Stage I: Submission of Nomination Form
Sankalp 2010 is in the process of making the Awards Process online making the process easy, accessible and transparent! Simply Sign Up as a social entrepreneur, create your enterprise profile and click on the Submit tab to apply for a selected award category. All enterprise profiles can be saved and edited before clicking the Submit tab.

Note: This feature shall be enabled from the second week of February; in the meantime you can download the word format of the nomination form here and email your applications to sankalpforum@intellecap.com

Stage II: Screening and Short listing
After the application closing date, all enterprise profiles will be judged by an external and competent jury comprising of investors, sector-expert and thought leaders from the various sectors and industries.  The screened applications will be shortlisted and a list of finalists in each sector shall be announced in the first week of April.

Stage III: Finalist Presentations and Video Showcase
Finalists will be invited to present their enterprise plans before a live jury at the Sankalp Forum in May 2010. The jury will interact with representatives of each finalist enterprise and through a presentation as well as question-and-answer round, will rate each enterprise on aspects such as social impact, sustainability, scalability and financial stability. The finalists will also have the opportunity to interact with investors over an exclusive cocktails and networking dinner. 
 
Stage IV: Final Awardees
The Final Awardees in each category will be announced at the culmination of the Sankalp Forum on May 5, 2010.