The European Capital of Innovation Awards – Open call
European Capital of Innovation Awards: An annual recognition prize awarded to the European cities that best promote innovation in their communities.
On 5 March, the European Commission officially launched the tenth edition of the European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital) in a ceremony in Linköping (Sweden).
The prize promotes social innovations that provide solutions to societal challenges and foster sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe; any city located in an EU Member State or an Associated Country to Horizon European Commission can apply to only one of the two categories awarded:
- The European Capital of Innovation category for cities with a population of minimum 250.000 inhabitants and rewards the winner with EUR 1.000.000 and two runners-up with EUR 100.000 each.
- The European Rising Innovative City category that targets towns and cities with a population of 50.000 and up to 249.999 inhabitants and rewards the winner with EUR 500.000 and two runners-up with EUR 50.000 each.
The applications are open, the deadline for submission is 18 June 2024, 17:00 CET.
Discover more on iCapital Awards at the following link: EIC Work Programme 2024
