MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026 – 16 octobre 2026

Contexte

Applications are now open for the 2026 Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge. The MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge supports a global ecosystem of young impact founders, enabling youth-led solutions for and from underserved communities to take root and thrive. The MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge will support youth-led startups, ventures and projects that align with any one of the following three award categories:

• Financial Confidence in the Digital Economy: Backing young innovators who strengthen local economies by enabling entrepreneurs and SMEs to start, grow, and sustain businesses with financial confidence — through the digital tools, skills, and financial knowledge needed to thrive in an evolving economy.
• Closing the Health Gap: Equality in Health Ecosystems: Supporting young innovators creating health solutions that address systemic gaps, particularly the underrepresentation of women and marginalized groups in health research, health services and diagnostics, using community-led and technology-enabled approaches.
• Community-Led Climate Resilience: From Early Warning to Resilient Livelihoods: Backing young innovators who help vulnerable communities, rural and urban, prepare for and thrive despite the impacts of climate change, through locally-rooted solutions that combine technology with community knowledge to build lasting resilience.

Profil recherché

The Allianz MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge is designed to give young impact founders a platform; providing grant funding awards, unique leadership learning, and exclusive exposure through one of the worlds biggest brands. To be eligible for this program your social startup must be:

• YOUTH-LED: Founders leading the startup or project must be between 18 and 30 years old and have clear decision making authority.
• IMPACT FOCUSED: Startups and projects must address a clearly defined social or environmental issue and have measurable social outputs and impact.

Conditions et avantages

• GRANT FUNDING AWARDS: Multiple awards of $5,000 and $10,000 USD will be allocated, totalling $30,000 in each of our three main award categories ($USD90,000 in total funding).
• FREE FOUNDER & STARTUP SUPPORT: We’ll help founders to develop strong submissions, provide access to exclusive learning materials and an Allianz business mentor to support all finalist founders.
• GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES NETWORK: All eligible applicants gain exclusive access to all-year-round opportunities; grant funding awards, paid work and training with Social Shifters!

Dossier de candidature

• Youth-led startup/project details: Proof that founders are between 18 and 30 years old with clear decision-making authority.
• Impact focus details: Description addressing a clearly defined social or environmental issue with measurable social outputs and impact.

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Application Timeline:

• 7th Oct 2026: Submissions Open!
• 18th DEC 2026 (5pm UTC): Submissions Close (Date limite).
• 25th JAN 2027: First Scoring Round Begins.
• 26th Feb 2027: First Scoring Round Ends.
• March 2027: Finalist Shortlisting & Announcement!
• 15th March 2027: Finalist Mentoring Begins.
• May 2027: FINALS! Live Pitching Begins.
• May 2027: Winning Founders Announced!
• June 2027: Grant Awards Allocated.

For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge.