Applications Invited for CIHEAM Youth Innovation Award 2024

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About the Organization

Established in 1962, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) is a Mediterranean intergovernmental organisation composed of 13 Member States (Albania, Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and Türkiye). It operates through its 4 Institutes based in Bari (Italy), Chania (Greece), Montpellier (France), and Zaragoza (Spain), and the Headquarters based in Paris.

About the Award

The CIHEAM launched the Youth Innovation Award in 2022 to reward innovative solutions, designed and implemented by young people, to accelerate green and blue transition processes towards more sustainable, inclusive and equitable food systems in the Mediterranean (SFS Med).

The 2024 edition is launched with the support of three partners who share common objectives and a common vision for the Mediterranean, namely, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and the Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (BusinessMed).

The “CIHEAM Youth Innovation Award for Green and Blue Transition in the Mediterranean” will reward an innovative solution (scientific or entrepreneurial product/service) at least in the pilot phase, developed by a Mediterranean young woman or man aged under 39 years and implemented in a country of the region. The innovation must demonstrate its ability to contribute to the environmental, social and economic sustainability of Mediterranean food systems.

The selected awardee will receive a financial grant of 10.000 €, a CIHEAM medal and a Certificate. Other recognitions will also be awarded in the form of a one-year scholarship for a master's degree in open innovation and youth entrepreneurship at CIHEAM Bari; and in the form of an internship in one of the partner companies.

The Award ceremony will take place on the occasion of a CIHEAM special session held during the ECOMONDO - The Green Technology Expo, one of the most important fairs in the world dedicated to green and circular economy hosted in Rimini, Italy, on 5-8 November, 2024.

Eligibility

The “CIHEAM Youth Innovation Award for Green and Blue Transition in the Mediterranean“ will reward an innovative solution (scientific or entrepreneurship product/service, at least in a pilot phase), contributing to the green and blue transition of SFS Med, and at the same time to improve human well-being and social equity while reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, contributing to zero climate impact. In order to strengthen the dynamics already at work, the Mediterranean countries eligible for the 2024 CIHEAM Innovation Award include those with which the Center has ongoing collaborations in the areas of research, student and staff exchanges, cooperation or network activities.

• Applicants must be young Mediterranean, aged not more than 39 years
• Applications should propose an innovative solution (as an individual or on behalf of a team/startup), at least in a pilot phase to be implemented in an area of the Mediterranean

The Award will recompense an innovative entrepreneurial solution, able to generate technological, scientific, economic or social impacts (job placement) and to demonstrate:

• Innovative and disruptive characteristics in comparison with existing ones;
• Quantitative and qualitative innovative contribution to the environmental, social and economic sustainability of Mediterranean Food Systems;
• Feasibility and measurable sustainability;
• Scale-up potential, reproducibility, etc.;
• Readiness of the innovation solution (RTL).

How to Apply

Candidates can submit their application through this form available on the CIHEAM Website.

15 August: Closing of the call and start of the pre-selection (First step procedure).

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