HORIZON-EIC-2023-HUMANITARIAN-PRIZES-05

The EU Prize for Humanitarian Innovation

Status
open for submission
Programme
Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Action type
HORIZON Recognition Prize
Opens
21 Mar 2023
Deadline
3 Oct 2023
Fetched
15 Jul 2026, 07:18 UTC
Plain-language summary

EU Prize for Humanitarian Innovation rewards innovative solutions addressing humanitarian challenges.

This prize recognizes innovative ideas that improve humanitarian aid and response. It aims to encourage new solutions to pressing humanitarian problems. Applicants submit their innovations in a single stage by the deadline.

Likely relevant for

  • Humanitarian innovators
  • NGOs and social enterprises
  • Researchers in humanitarian aid
  • Technology developers for crisis response

Project signals

humanitarian challenge addressedinnovation in aid delivery or crisis management

What it funds

  • Innovative solutions addressing humanitarian challenges
  • Projects improving humanitarian aid effectiveness and efficiency

Expected outcomes

  • Recognition and visibility for humanitarian innovations
  • Potential support or funding linked to the prize

Who can apply / participate

  • Individuals
  • Teams
  • Organizations including NGOs and SMEs
  • Single-stage submission, likely individual or team applications rather than large consortia
  • EU Member States and associated countries likely eligible, but must check
  • Eligibility criteria to be confirmed from official call documents
  • Exact eligibility conditions
  • Geographical restrictions

Must check before shortlisting

  • specific eligibility criteria for applicants
  • detailed prize conditions and submission requirements

Money

No direct funding amount stated; this is a recognition prize.

Application notes

  • Single-stage submission process.
  • Prepare and submit innovation proposal by deadline
  • Follow official submission guidelines
  • Check detailed eligibility and submission requirements in official call documents

Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 2 Jul 2026, 10:24 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.

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Official source text

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