U-SOLVE: fostering youth entrepreneurship for sustainable urban development

Description and objectives

Development of entrepreneurship, new businesses and job opportunities in the creative sector, with the aim of the achievement of a local, urban Sustainable Development Goals agenda.

Potential beneficiaries

Potential entrepreneurs, especially young people and women.
MSME’s managed either by young people or by women.

Total budget available

240 K€

Number of sub-grants and breakdown by country

30 sub-grants of 8 k€ in average
5 subgrants per country in each of the 6 countries of the project

Actions to be carried out with the sub-grants

Proof of Concept of start-up project and verification of their potentialities in term of urban sustainable development and creation of new jobs.

Selection criteria and award procedure

Please visit this site for all the related information:

https://www.enicbcmed.eu/u-solve-launches-call-sub-grants-business-ideas-sustainable-urban-development-cities

Calendar

STEP 1 (deadline 30th September 2022) EXTENDED to 22/12/2022 (to all participating countries except Palestine which call is closed now) : Selection of 210 innovative business projects/ideas that will have access to capacity building and acceleration services (training, mentoring and networking). Selected innovators will also have access to the local U-SOLVE Innovation Hub. 

STEP 2: A follow-up call - limited only to the pool of 210 selected innovators who have also successfully completed capacity building activities who will be awarded subcontracts totaling up to €10,000 per recipient.

Contact

Elizabeth Parisi
Consorzio Arca
Project Manager
+393358414512
eparisi@consorzioarca.it

Website

https://www.enicbcmed.eu/projects/u-solve