The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is a new fellowship program by Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green dedicated to improve the life out- comes of black men and boys in the U.S – in particular, it targets social entrepreneurs who are starting up new and innovative organizations in the field of black male achievement. The BMA Fellowship includes start-up capital and technical assistance over 18 months to help new leaders launch and build their organizations; access to technical support and pro bono partnerships; and a community of like-minded social entrepreneurs and public service leaders.

Competition
MIT $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is awarded to outstanding mid-career inventors (either individual or pair), who have developed a patented product or