Timeline

Application and
Guidelines Posted

March 16, 2011
Application posted on the Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards Web site.
Application Period
March 16 –
April 29, 2011
Applications and supporting documents can be uploaded at the Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards Web site. All applications must be submitted online. Hard copy applications will not be accepted.

The cutoff for submitting an application is
5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on
April 29, 2011.
Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.
Evaluation and
Selection Period

May 2 –
September 7, 2011
Applications are evaluated against the selection criteria for the $25,000 Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards.

OFN senior staff may follow up during this period to ask for additional financial and portfolio information from applicants.
Announcement
November 15, 2011
Recipients of the $25,000 Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards will be announced at the annual Opportunity Finance Network conference in Minneapolis, MN.