Fall 2026 Opportunities with CSIS

Impact Houses – Limited spots available in November!

Our Impact Houses are residential certificate programs which brings together groups of social entrepreneurs from all over the world for a week of learning and community building. We have a limited number of spots remaining for our upcoming Penn Oxford Social Impact Lab in Yorkshire, England. See program details below.

• Fellows must be available for the entire program duration from November 16-21, 2026 in Yorkshire, England.
• Fellows are responsible for any visa and/or travel-related costs.
• Fellows are responsible for a $500 program fee which covers food, lodging, and local transportation to and from the venue, and all educational expenses.
• Fellows should be actively working on a social impact venture, either as an entrepreneur or in a decision-making capacity within an organization.
• Fellows must have completed our free, online course Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators, available on Coursera (approximately 4-8 hours).

Email Program Manager, Montana Tamny, tamnym11@upenn.edu with questions about the Penn Oxford Social Impact Lab.

Executive Programs

The Executive Program in Social Innovation Design (XSD) is an innovative 7-month program with curriculum co-developed at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. The program offers learning through online courses, synchronous opportunities, and an in-person summit to create community, apply skills in an independent project, and design for a better world.

The Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy is offered in two formats. Students can choose either a Blended or Online track that follows the same curriculum, provides a cohort-based learning experience, and access to the CSIS Teaching Team. Each program has their own application that can be found using the links provided below.

• The Blended format is online, mostly asynchronous with a synchronous virtual orientation in January and a required in-person 3-day convening at the University of Pennsylvania.
• The Online format is online, asynchronous with synchronous virtual orientations before the start of each cohort. Plus, an additional required online social innovation class, and optional monthly virtual meet-ups.