Social Innovation Tournament

The European Investment Bank Institute launches for the second time the Social Innovation Tournament as part of the Institute’s Social Programme. The aim of the Tournament is to promote and support innovative ideas and opportunities that generate a social impact (targeting social, ethical or environmental goals) and create and sustain social value in relation to the fight against social exclusion. Entries may therefore fall in a wide range of fields, from education and health care to natural or urban environment, from new technologies to new systems and new processes. This year’s Special Category Prize will give an emphasis to urban and natural environment.

Prizes
All projects will compete for the General Category 1st and 2nd Prize of € 25 000 and € 10 000 respectively.
Projects falling under the Special Category (this year urban and natural environment) will also compete for the Special Category Prize of € 25 000.

Eligible applicants
The Tournament is open for non-for-profit and for-profit organisations, in particularly for young entrepreneurs and social enterprises, NGOs, corporate responsibility departments of private sector companies of any size, government or local government entities and university communities. Entries from high school teams will also be welcome.
Proposals can be submitted by individuals or teams.

Eligible Countries:
- 27 Member States of the EU
- Candidate/Potential candidate countries of the EU
- EFTA countries that submit proposals to be implemented in one or more such countries

Applications need to be submitted both electronically to events.eibinstitute@eib.org and in paper copy.
Submissions should be a 10-page summary, including any slides or visual components (but not the CVs of individuals involved).
Projects can be submitted in French or English. Presentations at the Final Event will be in English.

Deadline: 15 May 2013.

After the two rounds of the tournament, finalists will present their projects at the final event which will take place in Budapest, Hungary on 17 October 2013.

Further details:
http://www.eurodesk.org