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SEID — Social Entrepreneurship + Innovation at Dartmouth

Where social entrepreneurship lives.

An interdisciplinary platform designed to link rigorous academic inquiry with applied approaches to address social and environmental challenges.

Open to all majors. If you are curious, you belong here.

Mission
To equip students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to address complex societal challenges through social entrepreneurship and innovation, while enhancing faculty scholarship by facilitating research collaborations with social innovators worldwide.
Students collaborating on a project

Community

Built for all majors

The SEID Pathway

Germinate. Cultivate. Incubate. Grow.

From curiosity to credible action — a clear learning and practice pathway.

01

Germinate

Deepen your understanding of a social or environmental problem you care about.

What you gain

Clarity on complex systems, vocabulary and orientation, initial problem framing.

02

Cultivate

Learn about frameworks, tools, and effective approaches to build scalable solutions.

What you gain

Analytical frameworks, interdisciplinary insight, exposure to real-world perspectives.

03

Incubate

Design solutions with rigor and humility. Test what might work.

What you gain

Tools for designing social enterprise methods and models.

04

Grow

Translate academic learning into applied approaches and career pathways.

What you gain

Applied learning experiences, internships, mentorship networks, real-world traction.

Who It's For

A platform built for students, faculty, and alumni

Whether you are a student curious about systems change, a faculty member seeking collaboration, an alumnus ready to mentor, or an organization with a real challenge — SEID is for you.

SEID convening with students and faculty

Thought leadership. Applied learning. Real community.

Stay Connected

Join the SEID community.

Updates on programs, events, and opportunities. No spam, ever.

Get Started

Be part of the first chapter.

SEID is building something lasting. If you want to learn, contribute, mentor, collaborate, or partner, start here.