Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

We offer a variety of courses, competitions and learning opportunities that equip Oxford MBA and other postgraduate students across the University with the knowledge, skills and connections to create positive, lasting social change. 

• Skoll Scholarship – up to four fully-funded MBA scholarships awarded to social entrepreneurs each year.
• Map the System – a global competition that asks participants to examine the complexity of a problem they wish to solve.
• Awards and grants - funding and recognition of the impact work achieved by our students and alumni.
• Social impact programmes for students – learn more about our Social Impact Lab and our leadership development opportunities for students of Oxford.

Find out more about the programmes open to you as a student at the University:

We offer advice and practical support to students and alumni and the wider Oxford community on the social and environmental impact of their ventures. 

We do this through a number of different offerings. 

• Skoll Venture Awards provides up to £30,000 in funding to University of Oxford students and alumni who have started a business with social entrepreneurship at its core.
• Skoll Venture Builder is a fast paced, collaborative and supportive workshop series for those with a social venture idea. (Only available for MBA students)
• Randomised Coffee Trials are a great way for University of Oxford students to connect with the wider University and the local Oxford community. 

This project explored the economic underpinnings of social innovation, with a focus on how policy and practice can enhance the lives of the most marginalised and disempowered citizens in society.

The project began in February 2014 and concluded in January 2018.  

The practice of combining opportunity, innovation, and resourcefulness to address critical social and environmental challenges.

We run numerous seminars, debates, lectures, webinars, and interactive workshops during the year. Many are led by policymakers, business executives, academics, and social innovators. All our events are open to University of Oxford students, and many open to the public. 

Here, you can find the latest stories, insights, and thought provoking ideas from the people behind the Skoll Centre and our global community of entrepreneurs.