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Technology

JHTV: Social Innovation Lab

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opportunity
Accelerator
total funding
$5,000 - $20,000
Stage
Stage 1 - I have an idea
Stage 2 - I'm ready to test my idea
application deadline
September 30, 2025
LOCATION
Hybrid in Baltimore, MD
funding Type
funding PERIOD

The Social Innovation Lab (SIL) accelerates leaders and ventures building innovative, sustainable, and scalable solutions that work towards a healthy and prosperous world. Open to any applicant from the greater Baltimore area, we aim to see mission-driven ventures from both the Johns Hopkins and the surrounding communities develop into thriving ventures with measurable impacts.

Program Details
  • Open to early-stage ventures from Johns Hopkins or Baltimore with demonstrated traction (for-profit and non-profit)
  • Ventures work in a cohort structure with other entrepreneurs.
  • Focuses on customer discovery, financial literacy and fundraising, impact measurement, storytelling, and more
  • Provides access to a wide network of mentors, advisors, partners, and funders in Baltimore and beyond
  • Teams who complete the experience are eligible for a $5,000 grant stipend and offers the opportunity to win a $15,000 cohort prize

Learn more about Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

More about Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

JHTV aims to maximize the impact of Johns Hopkins University’s research excellence by facilitating the translation and commercialization of discoveries into accessible technologies, products and services that benefit society.

FastForward is a coordinated suite of resources designed to efficiently move technologies from startup to marketplace. With innovations in an array of markets from drug development to manufacturing and digital health, FastForward startups are bringing myriad life-changing technologies to market.

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