CEB Award for Social Cohesion 2025

Funding Information

• The Award is bestowed to a project under implementation, which addresses pressing social issues and makes a significant contribution to social cohesion in an innovative and effective way.
• The Award consists of a sum of €55,000 (fifty-five thousand euros) divided into three prizes: €45,000 for the best project and €5,000 each for the runners-up. The prize money must be used solely for the implementation or expansion of the winning projects.

Eligibility Criteria

• Individuals who are at least 18 years old or organisations from CEB member countries are eligible for nomination. The beneficiaries and impact of the initiative or project must also be in a CEB member country.
• All initiatives or projects which have received/are currently receiving funding in the form of a loan or grant from the CEB are not eligible to be nominated for the Award.
• Preference may be given to individuals, micro-enterprises and organisations with no more than 50 employees.

Selection Criteria

• The nominations received are submitted to the Preselection Panel.
• The Preselection Panel checks all nominations received against the eligibility criteria.
• For each of the nominees meeting all eligibility criteria, members of the Preselection Panel award a score in the following three categories, on the basis of a pre-established selection grid:
  • impact
  • sustainability
  • innovation and replicability
• The Preselection Panel draws up a shortlist of nominees amongst those with the highest total score and asks them to submit additional information and supporting documents.
• The CEB Office of the Chief Compliance Officer (OCCO) conducts due diligence checks on the shortlisted nominees. Shortlisted nominations which satisfy due diligence requirements are then submitted to the Jury.

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