Social Entrepreneurs Receive Awards Totalling $150,000

Contest Ends with Largest Award Pool in U.S. Split Five Ways

St. Louis, Missouri , April 30, 2009 -

April 27, 2009 -- The largest award pool for social entrepreneurship in the U.S. was split five ways on April 23, 2009 when winners of the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition were announced at Washington University in St. Louis. The five finalists were chosen from an original field of 42 entrants and represent diverse ventures with missions to provide educational,  cultural and vocational training.

Grant award winners include The Exchange, Urban Studio Cafe, Fathers' Support Center, Missouri Women in Trades, and Rupununi Learners. Claire Wolff, Project Manager for the Urban Studio Cafe and May 2009 graduate of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University, won the $5,000 student prize in the competition. Read more about the winning ventures and enter the 2010 SEIC at www.ideabounce.com by posting your idea, and selecting SEIC 2010 as the program.