The Social Innovation Tournament is the European Investment Bank initiative. It aims to promote innovative ideas and to reward initiatives that contribute to creating social, ethical and environmental impact. It covers projects in a wide range of fields such as education, healthcare, environment, circular economy, inclusion, job creation, aging as well as many more.

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Awards

• The winning projects in the General Category and Special Category will get awards; a first or second prize of €75 000 and €30 000 respectively.
• The winner of the first prize in the General Category will also benefit from an EY mentoring voucher
• Also, the Special Category Prizes will go to projects focusing on the blue and green economy.
• The finalists will get an invitation to a tailor-made training program. It may include Mentoring Bootcamp, e-training on pitching and communication techniques as well as Rehearsal Bootcamp. This will provide them with the necessary guidance for the finalization of their proposals.
• The Audience Choice Award is worth €10 000. The public vote will decide this award.
• Moreover, finalists become members of the SIT Alumni Network and benefit from numerous opportunities, from capacity building and various learning initiatives to networking and international visibility, to scale the impact of their venture.

All finalists will present their proposals at the Pitching Competition in Vienna, Austria on 29 September 2022.

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Eligible applicants

• The Tournament is open to individuals or teams from or residing in the European Union Member States, Candidate, and Potential Candidate countries, and EFTA countries whose proposals are to be implemented in one or more of these countries
• both non-for-profit and for-profit organizations can participate

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How to apply

Any single applicant can submit as many proposals as they want.
Proposals should be submitted in English and sent to [email protected].

Check the guidelines for more info!