06 Mar 2024
EC opens contest for European Capital of Innovation Awards 2024
The European Commission has launched the tenth edition of the European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). The prize is awarded to European cities that are front-runners of innovations that benefit their citizens.
The European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital), supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under Horizon Europe, recognise those European cities that open their governance practices to experimentation and aim at being role models for other cities by pushing the boundaries of technology for the benefit of their citizens.
The contest will award a total of six prizes for two categories: the European Capital of Innovation and the Rising Innovative City. The city winning the 2024 European Capital of Innovation title will receive €1 million. The first two runners-up of this category will be rewarded with €100,000.- each. In the Rising Innovative City category, the winner will be rewarded with €500,000.-, accompanied by two runners-up that will receive €50,000.- each.
The competition is open to cities with a minimum of 50,000 inhabitants from EU Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe. Further details can be consulted in the rules of contest. The contest is open for applications from 5 March (00:00 CET) until 18 June 2024 (17:00 CET).
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