El proyecto del VII Programa Marco, SIforAGE, coordinado por la Dra. Urdaneta, Directora de I+D+i del Basque Culinary Center, convoca un Premio Internacional de Innovación Social a nivel Internacional en diferentes categorías.  El premio pretende premiar a tres proyectos innovadores que mejoren el envejecimiento saludable en Europa.

SIforAGE has launched its first Social Innovation Research Prize. The SIforAGE Prize aims to give recognition to projects that undertake research into Social Innovation in Active and Healthy Ageing and that make significant contributions to ager communities, their families, and caregivers in order to promote an inclusive society. 

Each research project applying for the SIforAGE Prize must be presented in conjunction with at least three consortium partners, that is, one consortium partner from each of the following types of institution: public administration, research institution, civil society organization.

Eligible research projects will contribute to one, or more, of 5 priority areas: 

(1) Housing:  solutions and innovations  for agers that  increase their autonomy and independence.

(2) ICT: technological and digitalised solutions and innovations that improve and consolidate ager quality of life.

(3) Social participation: administrative and management solutions that promote ager participation and inclusion in their community.

(4) Urban planning:  adapting cities, towns, and other urban infrastructures to ager needs and limitations.

(5) Health and well-being:  research results that contribute significantly to ager health and well-being.

Awards will be made to a total of 3 research projects proposals, which will receive 5,000  € each. Learn more about the prize clicking on the following link http://siforage.eu/prize.php.

Social Innovation Research Prize 2014 call is now available on SIforAGE website http://siforage.eu/index.php http://siforage.eu/prize.php. 

We also accounted for the prize on our twitter (https://twitter.com/SIforAGE) and facebook profiles (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Siforage-Active-Ageing-European-Project/222647981224027).