EUROPEAN SOCIAL INNOVATION COMPETITION Do you have an idea to fight high unemployment? Do you think you could improve the working conditions of people stuck in low-paid jobs - whether because of their gender, age, social status or handicap? Do you know how to enhance opportunities for the 27 million Europeans currently out of work? The European Commission has launched the second edition of the European Social Innovation Competition in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos. The European Commission is offering three equal cash prizes of €30,000 to social innovations that have a real impact on helping unemployed people get jobs or creating new opportunities for work by (for instance): Increasing the number of unemployed people who move into work; Increasing the earnings of un- or under-employed people; Increasing the employment of disadvantaged or marginalised groups (e.g. young people, over 50s, people with disabilities, working mothers); Increasing the number of people becoming self-employed or starting their own businesses. The deadline for entry is Wednesday 11 December 2013. The three best project proposals will each be awarded a prize of €20,000 in May 2014.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 18:25:17 +0000