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SUMMARY:[H&M Foundation - Global Change Award 2020 | Research funding]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180921
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The H&M Foundation is looking for early stage ideas presenting
  new circular approaches intended to reinvent the fashion industry. The fo
 undation is seeking innovations:\n\n	with digital technologies application
 s (e.g. connectivity\, robotics\, artificial intelligence\, data\, interne
 t of things\, machine learning) to make fashion circular.\n	related to was
 te recovery\, recycling or aimed at zero-waste.\n	supporting a climate pos
 itive fashion industry.\n\n \nWho can apply: any individual or group of u
 p to 5 people over 18 years of age anywhere in the world\, as well as inst
 itutions\, organizations and social business.\n \nWho cannot apply: comme
 rcial entities\n \nFunding:\n\n\n	Between EUR 150’000 and EUR 300’000
  grant\n\n\n\n	1-year personalised innovation accelerator\, including trip
 s to Stockholm\, New York and Shanghai\, offering exclusive industry insig
 hts and networking opportunities.\n\n \nTimeline of the call:\n\n\n	Openi
 ng of the call: 29 August 2018\n	Deadline for the Early Bird competition: 
 apply by 21 September 2018 to have the chance join the five winners of las
 t year Global Change Award in an innovation accelerator trip.\n	Deadline o
 f the call: 17 October 2018\n	Decision: April 2019\n	Decision Early Bird c
 ompetition: May 2019\n\n \nEvaluation process: \n\n\n	H&M Foundation\, KT
 H and Accenture will shortlist 20 applications.\n	H&M Foundation will inte
 rview the shortlisted applicants and select 15 finalists.\n	An Internation
 al expert panel will pick the 5 winners.\n\n \nFor more information and 
 application\, please have a look at the call webpage\, FAQs and past winne
 rs.  \n 
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