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SUMMARY:[ H&M Foundation - Global Change Award 2020 | Research funding ]
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, the H&M Foundation launches a call for new and ea
 rly stage ideas presenting new circular approaches intended to reinvent th
 e fashion industry.\n \nFive winners are selected each year and get to sh
 are 1 million euro. The winners will also embark on a one-year Innovation 
 Accelerator Program taking them to Stockholm\, New York and Hong Kong. In 
 the accelerator\, H&M Foundation\, Accenture and the KTH Royal Institute o
 f Technology will support the winners in taking their ideas to the next le
 vel\, with guidance on how to scale up quickly and maximize their impact o
 n the industry.\n \nThis year\, the Global Change Award seeks innovations
  in the following three themes\, all of them addressing the urgency for fa
 shion to operate within the planetary boundaries:\n\n	Consumer-Centric –
  innovations empowering consumers to be part of the solution and creating 
 a sustainable fashion future\, ranging from how to increase a garment’s 
 lifetime to nudging greener actions.\n	Digital & Data – innovations usin
 g technology and data in creative ways that will make fashion smarter by s
 ignificantly reducing the environmental impact of fashion.\n	Circular Desi
 gn – innovations spanning over the whole ecosystem of fashion across all
  touchpoints\, from the garment design process and packaging to technical 
 solutions\, looping the resources in a never-ending cycle\, instead of one
 -time use.\n\n \nTo win\, the innovation should have the potential to mak
 e fashion circular and to scale. Other criteria are novelty\, that the ide
 a is economically sustainable\, and that the innovation team is committed 
 to making a difference. \n \nYou must own all rights connected to the id
 ea submitted. Do not send critical unprotected details. Instead\, focus on
  the bigger picture in your application. By entering the Challenge\, the p
 lan and other information expressed or included in the Entry may be viewed
  by the public and risk being copied by third parties.\n \nWho can apply:
 \n\n\n	Any individual or group of up to 4 people over 18 years of age anyw
 here in the world\, as well as institutions\, organizations and social bus
 iness.\n	Commercial entities are NOT eligible.\n	Only one entry per person
  is allowed.\n\n \nFunding: between EUR 150’000 and EUR 300’000.\n \
 nTimeline of the call:\n\n\n	Early Bird Deadline (not obligatory): 18 Sept
 ember 2019 at 23:00 GMT\n	Call Deadline: 16 October 2019 at 23:00 GMT\n	In
 terviews (upon invitation): December 2019\n	Award Ceremony: April 2020\n	O
 ne-year Innovation Accelerator Program: 02.04.2020 – 02.04.2021\n\n \nE
 valuation process: \n\n\n	H&M Foundation\, KTH and Accenture will shortlis
 t 20 applications.\n	In December 2019\, H&M Foundation will interview the 
 shortlisted applicants and select 15 finalists.\n	An International expert 
 panel will pick the 5 winners\, who are formally approved by the board of 
 the H&M Foundation in January 2020.\n\n \nFor more information and applic
 ation\, please have a look at the call webpage\, FAQs\, Terms & Conditions
  and Privacy Notice\, press release and past winners. \n 
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