Immaterial Future (IF) association invites technological startups and projects from anywhere in the world to apply for IF Innovation Award.
Sponsoring Agency: Immaterial Future (IF) association
Type of Fund: Challenges, Competitions or Prizes
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/01/2021
Size of the Fund: USD $50,000 to $500,000
Immaterial Future (IF) association invites technological startups and projects from anywhere in the world to apply for IF Innovation Award.
The Award was established by Immaterial Future association that aims to explore and develop a new approach to humanity's growth. This approach is to shift growth into the plane of immateriality, with culture as the main vector of change.
Immaterial Future association is calling for innovative solutions that make culture the driver of humanity's growth. Immaterial Future association is looking for projects that leverage technology to address, directly or indirectly, at least one of the following challenges:
• Develop new business models that give culture financial independence.
• Develop distribution models that allow wide access to cultural experiences while upholding the authenticity of these experiences.
Award Information
• IF Innovation Award where the best submission receives a prize of 50,000 euros. The Award will take place in Vienna, September 7, 2021, during the Immaterial Future Forum. The Forum itself is a parallel event to vienna contemporary art fair.
• Six selected finalists will be invited to the Forum in Vienna to showcase their projects to potential partners and investors with a specific interest in culture and technology. Best submission will be selected after the showcase.
Eligibility Criteria
• Immaterial Future (IF) association invites technological startups and projects from anywhere in the world to apply for IF Innovation Award.
• Open call invites proposals from technological startups, profit or non-profit organizations or academic world.
Candidates should fulfill the following criteria:
• You have used less than €1 million on funding your project
• You are a team of at least 2 persons deeply committed to this project
• You have at least a working prototype of your product (be it only a ‘minimum viable product’).
More information at: https://immaterialfuture.org/award/
Eligible Countries:
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