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Student Programming

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 Impact Investment at Cornell 

The Cornell Impact Investing Pitch Competition is a unique opportunity for undergraduates nationwide to pitch investment proposals, win cash prizes, and build mentorships in the growing field of impact investing. 

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MIINT

The Turner MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) is an experiential lab designed to give students at business and graduate schools a hands-on education in impact investing. 

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Moral Ambition Fellowship

The Moral Ambition Fellowship at Vanderbilt is a selective, fully-funded summer fellowship for current Vanderbilt juniors (for summer 2027) who want to direct their talent, intellect, and leadership toward solving the defining challenges of our era.

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Hult Prize

The EF Hult Prize is a year-long program that challenges students to build for-profit startups that tackle global issues. Over five progressive phases, teams hone their ideas, receive mentorship, and compete to win $1M in seed funding.

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Social Innovation Fellowship

A year-long fellowship for students who want their career to matter, not just impress. Real practitioners, honest peer dialogue, and the frameworks to choose work worth building a life around.

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Project Pyramid

This is a student-led interdisciplinary, program that uses in-classroom and hands-on learning experiences to meaningfully engage with socially conscious organizations across the globe, while establishing market-driven solutions that help fulfill their missions. ​

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Now accepting applications for the 2026-27 Cohort!

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Immersions

Experiential learning trips with interdisciplinary groups of Vanderbilt students. These experiences are meant to connect students with a variety of cross-sector approaches to social entrepreneurship in different cities. ​

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Academics & Experiences

The Center for Social Ventures puts on various events throughout the year for undergrad and grad students to learn, engage, and grow as entrepreneurial and social impact leaders. 

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Annual Summit Conference

This annual event gathers students, entrepreneurs, investors, educators, accelerators, policymakers, and other startup champions to meet, collaborate, and share ideas to co-create and deepen collaboration. 

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CSV Student Board

The CSV student executive graduate and undergraduate boards lead all of our work as a center, supported by student committees and our staff. Together, they strategize and execute Center programs and initiatives throughout the year. 

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