EIC Horizon Prize for 'Blockchains for Social Good'

Call: EIC Horizon Prize for 'Blockchains for Social Good'

Programme

Horizon Prizes

Description of programme
"Horizon Prizes"

Horizon Prizes are challenge prizes (also known as 'inducement' prizes) which offer a cash reward to whoever can most effectively meet a defined challenge. They act as an incentive for innovation. They prescribe the goal but not who the innovator should be or how the goal should be achieved.

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Call

EIC Horizon Prize for 'Blockchains for Social Good'

Description of call
"EIC Horizon Prize for 'Blockchains for Social Good'"

The challenge is to develop scalable, efficient and high-impact decentralized solutions to social innovation challenges leveraging Distributed Ledger Technology (DLTs), such as the one used in blockchains.
Social application areas in which decentralized solutions based on DLTs have shown clear benefits over conventional centralised platform solutions include e.g.:

greater transparency
fair monetization of labour
participation in democratic decision-making by enabling accountability
development of decentralized social networks or clouds
managing property
contributing to financial inclusion

Link

Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Circular Economy, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Digitisation, ICT, Telecommunication

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, Other, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association

Applicant details

The contest is open to all legal entities (including natural persons) or groups of legal entities regardless of its place of establishment.
Please note however that legal persons established in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or the city of Sevastopol are not eligible to participate in any capacity. Entities from non-EU Member States that are covered by Council sanctions are also not eligible to participate.

Type of Funding

Prizes

Financial details

Prize amount: 5 million €

Submission

Online via the Participant Portal

Contact Details

Link to the National Contact Point Finder.

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