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There can be time constraints, perceived incompatible needs or simply a lack of awareness of the available expertise.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Even if t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hey do manage to embark on a joint project, there are currently limited opportunities for them to receive professionally managed and tailored support. With LEAP, the Jacobs Foundation wants to reduce those barriers and strengthen innovative and evidence-based education solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By taking part in LEAP, researchers and social entrepreneurs can use their skills to support organizations that are tackling pressing educational challenges across the globe.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIT Solve (an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of\u00a0 Technology) manages and facilitates the collaboration process to ensure that participants can focus on content creation.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By collaborating with others and joining JF\u2019s and MIT Solve\u2019s community and networks, participants have the chance to build new knowledge and partnerships, and gain recognition and visibility for their work. Outputs produced by these collaborations will be accessible for the broader public to learn and apply the findings to their own context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education organizations (project hosts) submit their application to \u201cwin\u201d support from a team of research and social entrepreneur LEAP fellows on a particular topic they need specialist help with. The project is further refined during a Design-Thinking Workshop and then staffed with the most suitable experts from a pool of fellows. Fellows work on the project in a part-time function during a 12-week sprint and regularly check-in with the project host to create the final deliverable. That might be in the form of a report, a framework, a research plan or something else. 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