KICs to nominate two candidates for 2015 EIT CHANGE Award

The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced that six finalists will contest the grand prize of the 2015 EIT CHANGE Award contest.

The institute released details of the annual competition that sees graduates from the KICs’ educational programmes honoured. Applicants are invited to submit their ‘innovation story’, and selected nominees will pitch their narrative to the EIT’s Innovation Jury at the finals in Budapest, Hungary, in May 2015. Winners will receive increased European-wide promotion as well as dedicated support for their personal development and their innovative activities. Final nominees will also benefit from a pitching training session and targeted media exposure.

The EIT says the award offers the opportunity to “pitch your innovation story to the EIT and wider EU innovation community” and “exchange ideas and share good practice” with other graduates. Application details can be found here and can be submitted until 17 November.