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Online vote for the first Horizon Prize for Social Innovation worth €2 million

Cast your vote and help decide which challenge should be the theme of the prize!

Horizon Price for Social Innovation
EC 2015

date:  16/10/2015

The European Commission, together  with the European Investment Bank Institute, will launch in 2016 the first ever Horizon Prize for Social Innovation to reward a cash prize of

2 Million EURO  for cracking  a major challenge  of our society  via new innovative solutions. You are invited to help decide the theme of the prize by popular vote!

The challenges up for vote are

  • Childhood obesity
  • Aging population
  • Integration of immigrants in the labour market
  • Women-led enterprises
  • Community-led clean energy generation

Take up your chance and vote now which of these societal challenges you would like to see addressed first!

Vote closes on 21 October!

More information on www.ec.europa.eu/horizonprize/socialinnovation

More information on all Horizon prizes on www.ec.europa.eu/horizonprize

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