Applications are now open until March 22 for SEED Awards 2021, for innovative small and growing businesses delivering environmental, social and economic impacts. Â
Application Deadline: 22nd March 2021
About the Award: Up to 48 prize packages will be awarded to innovative and promising locally led enterprises in social and environmental sectors from emerging economies.
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This year, in its 14th cycle, two award categories are offered:
SEED Low Carbon Awards:
Open for applicants from: Ghana, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand and Uganda
SEED Climate Adaptation Awards:
Open for applicants from:Â Botswana, Malawi and Zambia
Type: Contest
Eligibility: Enterprises that fulfil the below criteria are encouraged to apply:
- Innovative market-driven enterprise providing solutions to social and environmental problems
- Have intention and potential to become financially sustainable
- Is in partnership between different stakeholder groups
- Is locally founded and locally led
- Has potential for scale-up and replication
- Is operational and in the early to growth stages
Selection Criteria: Enterprises that fulfil the below criteria are encouraged to apply:
- Innovative market-driven enterprise providing solutions to social and environmental problems
- Have intention and potential to become financially sustainable
- Is in partnership between different stakeholder groups
- Is locally founded and locally led
- Has potential for scale-up and replication
- Is operational and in the early to growth stages
Eligible Countries:
- SEED Low Carbon Awards: Ghana, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand and Uganda
- SEED Climate Adaptation Awards: Botswana, Malawi and Zambia
Number of Awards: 48
Value of Award: A total of €163,500 funding is offered in the form of grants and matching grants for SEED Award recipients. SEED Award Winners and Runners-up will also participate in the SEED Accelerator and Catalyser programmes, respectively. These programmes are run by local business development organisations and designed to support high-potential enterprises to scale up, optimise their eco-inclusive impacts and financial planning.
In addition, Award recipients will get access to the SEED Enterprise Toolkit for collaboration and hands-on design thinking methods for enterprise development. Winners and Runners-up will join more than 300 SEED Award alumnis and be profiled at the high-level awards ceremony as well as SEED partner events.
How to Apply: Applications are now open on the SEED Platform here
More information can be found in the Call for Applications and Information Sheet & FAQ.
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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