Sponsors, Partners and Volunteers 

The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition at the UW Foster School of Business unites the business, non-profit and academic sectors and connects diverse communities across the globe to support young entrepreneurs in creating market-based solutions to our world’s most challenging problems.

GSEC would not be possible without the support of its sponsors who help make the competition a reality. Please join us in thanking them!

Prize Sponsors

• Grand Prize: Microsoft & Seattle International Foundation
• Global Health Prize: UW Department of Global Health
• Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Prize: Microsoft
• Rotary Prize : Seattle Rotary
• NCIIA E-Team Prize: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

Additional Sponsors

• Awards Banquet: T-Mobile
• Trade Show Reception: Seattle International Foundation
• Travel Scholarship Supporter: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Global Business Center, UW Foster School of Business
• National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), 
• Gray Ghost Ventures
• Russell Investments 
• Fluke-Danaher
• UW Center for Global Studies
• Peg & Rick Young Foundation
• The Center Family
• Howard Behar 
• Norm Bontje
• David Parker

Partners
We are grateful for the support of our partners who join our quest for student-generated innovative and financially feasible solutions to global poverty:

• Echoing Green: Outreach Partner/Fast Track Search Partner
• Unreasonable Institute: Outreach Partner/ Pipeline Partner
• i-genius: Outreach Partner
• Enterprise Futures Network:  Mentor Partner
• FIUTS: Homestay Partner
• Partnership Committee

Volunteers
GSEC volunteers mentors, judges and coaches help GSEC student participants increase their global awareness and develop their understanding of how to take a business plan from inception to implementation. If you'd like to directly impact young entrepreneurs from around the world by contributing their advice and expertise across a variety of sectors, c  ontact gsec@uw.edu to learn more or apply now!