Miller Center Accelerator Program for Social Enterprises
The Miller Center Accelerator Program is a 6-month accelerator for high-potential social enterprises with proven traction. The programme combines mentorship with a structured curriculum to help social entrepreneurs improve their impact model, business model, and growth strategies.
Quick Overview
Programme: Miller Center Accelerator
Opportunity Type: Accelerator Program
Host Organization: Miller Center
Duration: 6 months
Focus Areas: Women’s economic power, climate resilience, or both
Eligibility: Operational social enterprises focused on serving people living in poverty
Application Route: Initial screening form followed by a full application invitation if eligible
About the Miller Center Accelerator Program
Miller Center’s Accelerator is designed for social enterprises that are already operational and working toward measurable social impact. The programme focuses on enterprises with proven traction and a clear commitment to serving people living in poverty.
The accelerator helps social entrepreneurs identify and address gaps in their model. It also supports growth planning, scale readiness, and investment preparation through mentorship and structured learning.
What the Programme Offers
The Miller Center Accelerator combines practical support with guided learning. The official form describes the programme as a 6-month accelerator that helps participants move toward growth, significant scale, and investment.
Confirmed programme features include:
✓ Mentorship
✓ Structured curriculum
✓ Support for improving the impact model
✓ Support for improving the business model
✓ Support for growth strategy development
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Eligibility Criteria
The screening form helps determine whether an organization may be a good fit for one of Miller Center’s upcoming programs.
Applicants may be a good fit if their business is:
• Operational
• Focused on serving people living in poverty
• Able to commit 3–6 hours per week to working with a mentor through programme deliverables
• A high-potential social enterprise with proven traction
• Working on women’s economic power, climate resilience, or the intersection of both
The form defines poverty-focused work broadly. This may include people living in poverty as customers, beneficiaries, employees, or supply chain partners.
Screening Questions
The initial form asks applicants to answer brief questions about their organization. These questions help Miller Center assess whether the enterprise fits one of its upcoming programs.
Applicants are asked to provide details such as:
• Organization name
• Organization legal form
• Year and month founded
• Operational status
• Number of full-time paid employees
• Use of technology
• Earned revenue in the last fiscal year
• Planned earned revenue growth
• Cash runway
• Poverty-focused impact
• Women’s economic empowerment focus
• Climate resilience focus
• Contact information
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Programme-Specific Screening Areas
The form includes additional screening sections for specific programme areas. These sections help identify enterprises that may fit focused accelerator opportunities.
The Climate Resilience Asia-Pacific section is designed for social enterprises in six Asia-Pacific countries working in clean energy, clean water, or climate-smart agriculture.
The Social Entrepreneurship at the Margins section is for organizations that deliver products or services to undocumented migrants, refugees, or human trafficking survivors, provide infrastructure to address challenges facing these groups, or are led by migrants or refugees.
The Food Systems section focuses on tech-enabled enterprises addressing nutrition, economic opportunity, or regenerative environmental systems in the agri-food sphere with impact on the African continent.
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Application Process
Applicants should begin by completing the official screening form. The form asks a series of questions to determine whether the organization may qualify for one of Miller Center’s upcoming programs.
If the organization passes the screening stage, the form states that applicants will be invited to complete the full program application through a personalized link. The estimated completion time for the full application is 15–30 minutes.
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After the Screening Stage
Organizations that meet the screening criteria may receive instructions to continue with the full application. Applicants should complete the requested information carefully and follow the official instructions provided through the form.
The form also provides a contact email for additional questions about the program or application process.
Official Link
Complete the official screening form and follow the instructions provided after submission.
