The European Commission plans to launch a € 2 Million Horizon prize on social innovation in the area of Aging Population to stimulate novel replicable solutions for the benefit of European citizens. By 2025 more than 20% of Europeans will be 65 or over, with a particularly rapid increase in the number of people aged over 80 years.The purpose of the contest is to develop innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for older people (65+). The prizes will be awarded to the applicants who in the opinion of the jury demonstrate a solution that best addresses the award criteria. The solutions submitted, likely to combine technological, social and behavioral features, must be implemented for several months during the contest period.
Submissions will be accepted until 28 February 2019 and the prize will be awarded in the second or third quarter of 2019.
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The European Commission’s Horizon Prize for Social Innovation will reward the best solutions for improving the travel mobility of older people:
- €1,000,000 will be awarded to the best solution,
- the four runner-up prizes will receive €250 000 each.
- These best solutions should be developed and implemented for a period of at least 5 months during the contest period.
Eligibilities
- The contest is open to any legal entity (including natural persons) or group of legal entities established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020.
- Please note however that special rules may apply for entities from certain countries (see General Annex C to the Main Work Programme).Please also be aware that participants that have already received an EU or Euratom prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities.
- Applicants must declare their intention to participate by registering their interest via [email protected] by 31 July 2018.
Application Process
Applicants must follow all the procedures given in the link below:
Application Deadline: February 28, 2019
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