The The Pozen Social Innovation Prize for Young People from Solve

Solve is inviting young people all over the world to participate with their solutions and win the Pozen Social Innovation Prize that is part of Solv[ED] program. Solv[ED] is designed to spark a sense of agency in young people aged 24 and under, encouraging, inspiring, and supporting them to become problem-solvers in their communities and the world.

About the Challenge:-

• Millions of children are still out of school. The negative impacts of climate change continue to accelerate and shock our natural, social, and economic systems. Economic inequality is growing within and between countries. A global pandemic is exacerbating and exposing massive health and social inequities. 
• Solve needs everyone to roll up their sleeves and take part in addressing these challenges, even (and especially) when we feel overwhelmed. Each one of us has a role to play. And it’s never too early to get started.

Up to $80,000 will be granted to Solv[ED] Innovators for their solutions to unmet social, environmental, educational, and economic needs in their communities and the world.

• The Pozen Social Innovation Prize is open to all solutions submitted to the Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge, in particular those that aim to improve quality of life for women and girls.
• Your solution can be a concept, a product that is being prototyped, a service that is being piloted in your local community, or a fully operational nonprofit or for-profit organization.
• There is no cost to submitting a solution. 
• Applications must be written in English.
• You can submit more than one solution but you would have to create another user account to submit another solution, in addition you will only be allowed to pitch one solution to the judges if you advance.

Selection Criteria:-

Your solution must achieve one of the followings:

• Improve learning opportunities and outcomes for learners across their lifetimes, from early childhood on.
• Support financial and economic opportunities for all.
• Accelerate healthcare access and health outcomes, reducing and, ultimately, eliminating disparities in health.
• Take action to combat climate change and its impacts.
• Address an unmet social, environmental, or economic need not covered in the four topics above. 

About Solve:-

Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to solve world challenges. Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation. Through open innovation Challenges, Solve finds incredible tech-based social entrepreneurs all around the world. Solve then brings together MIT’s innovation ecosystem and a community of Members to fund and support these entrepreneurs to help them drive lasting impact.

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