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Who can apply?

Applying organizations need to fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

  • Projects implemented by non-for-profit organizations including non-governmental organizations, charitable organizations, research and educational institutions, labor unions, indigenous groups, faith-based organizations, professional associations, foundations and local or municipal branches of government.
  • Field of action must fall within one of the following thematic clusters: migration and integration; intercultural awareness; education for intercultural citizenship; the role of specific groups (faith-based; women; youth; media) in promoting intercultural understanding and cooperation.
  • Projects must implement new approaches and methods to intercultural understanding.
  • Willingness to develop ideas and expand the range of action of the project with the UNAOC, the BMW Group and other partners.
  • Projects that have been submitted to previous editions of the Intercultural Innovation Award are eligible to apply.
  • Projects cannot have been winners in previous editions of the UNAOC Marketplace of Ideas or BMW Group Awards. Winners of past editions can submit different projects, however.
  • Organizations must have been operational for a minimum of 2 years. Projects submitted within this call should have been launched already for 12 months minimum.

Applications are assessed by an international jury against a comprehensive set of criteria.

How to apply?

Visit the Award website and subscribe for updates to learn about the next competition.  

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