Jul 10, 2020
More New CEOs Carolina García Jayaram, president and CEO of the National YoungArts Foundation, has become the founding executive director of the Elevate Prize Foundation, which will award $5 million in grants to 10 leaders worldwide who are successful in addressing major global problems.
Jul 06, 2020
NPR Miami Heard on Sundial (radio program) What if you were given at least $300,000 to develop solutions for some of the biggest problems facing our planet? The inaugural Elevate Prize includes $5 million in funding going to 10 applicants with projects from around the globe. Transcript of the radio interview Luis Hernandez: … there’s […]
Jun 13, 2020
The Path Forward Interview Series | The Prize Director: Carolina García Jayaram Carolina García Jayaram has more than two decades of experience in leading national institutions and initiatives dedicated to enriching and shaping social-impact, philanthropic and cultural communities across the United States. As the Founding Executive Director of the new Elevate Prize Foundation, Carolina is […]
Apr 14, 2020
Solve is seeking solutions to critical Global Challenges, including Health Security & Pandemics; innovators should apply by June 18, 2020 April 14, 2020 (Cambridge, MA)—MIT Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a mission to solve world challenges, today announced a prize pool of over $1.6 million for its next class of Solver teams. In the last three years, Solve has built impactful partnerships providing over $20 million in funding commitments for Solver teams and entrepreneurs, in addition to in-kind support.