Application
Evaluation
Awards

Application
08 Jun 2017 to 10 Dec 2017

Why apply?

Become part of the growing European Silver Economy. Simply by taking part, applicants are promoting their innovations:

  • All applicants will benefit from online publication on the European Silver Economy website after the winners are selected.
  • Heightened visibility begins with the evaluation process: all eligible applications are peer-reviewed by members of the Covenant on Demographic Change; the second phase is evaluated by a dedicated Selection Panel, and a high-level jury of experts and key players in the European Silver Economy will select the final winners.
  • Winners and finalists are invited to showcase their product or service at the Awards Ceremony, where they will be celebrated for their achievements. Winning teams will also receive an award bearer logo and exclusive photographs from the event. This will be a unique opportunity to network & exchange with other innovators and Silver Economy leaders.
  • The winning solutions will be further promoted by the Covenant on Demographic Change in the media, on websites, in newsletters and through other promotional material.

Who can apply?

Aimed at all those responding to the opportunities of our ageing populations with game-changing solutions, the European Silver Economy Awards are open to submissions of ICT-related product and service innovations aimed at any age group over 50.

There are three Award Categories:

  • Public authority
  • Non-for-profit organisation
  • For-profit organisation

Innovative solutions are welcomed from the broad spectrum of areas that make up the European Silver Economy:

 
Housing, Outdoor Spaces and Public Buildings Health & Wellbeing
Mobility, Transportation and Tourism Consumer Goods and Services
Social Participation, Communication and Information Civic Participation, Employment, Education & Training

FAQS

Who will evaluate the applications and decide who the winner is?

First, all applications must undergo an eligibility check, which will be done by the Award Secretariat. All eligible applications will then be ranked by some members of the Covenant on Demographic change in a way that public authority members will review the applications submitted in the public authorities category, non-for profit organisation members will review those submitted in the non-for-profit category and for-profit organization members will review those submitted for the for-profit category. In the next stage, applications will be reviewed by a dedicated selection panel, who will select 3 best applications per category. In the final phase, the high-level EU jury will do the final selection of the award winners in each award category

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Should the contact person in the application be the responsible person of the solution or could be an administrative person?

The contact person in the application can be an administrative person. However, the person submitting the application confirms that they have the rights to distribute the content used in your application

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Will only awarded solutions be published?

No, the best 10 applications per category will be published on the European Silver Economy Awards’ website and will also be promoted by the Covenant on Demographic Change. Winners and finalists are invited to showcase their product or service at the Awards Ceremony where they will be celebrated for their achievements. Winning teams will also receive an award bearer logo and exclusive photographs from the event. This will be a unique opportunity to network & exchange with other innovators and Silver Economy leaders. The finalist and winning solutions will be further promoted in the media, on websites, in newsletters and through other promotional material

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At what stage should the project or service be in order to be eligible?

As a minimum requirement regarding deployment prospects, applicants must at least be capable of identifying opportunities for uptake of the innovation pursued within a discernible deployment domain or market segment.

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Is there a prize money for the award?

Currently we offer no prize money as an award. Instead there will be a high level award ceremony for all the finalists and winners, where the best solutions will be presented and promoted. Moreover, finalists and winners will be promoted through various communication channels and received heightened visibility. Applicants also benefit from the peer-review through which eligible submissions have to pass.

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I cannot save my draft application. What is wrong?

Please note that draft applications can only be saved if mandatory fields marked with a * are filled in. You can enter “xxx” or any other substitute in order to be able to save a draft. All entries can be changed again when you revisit your draft application. In case you still have problems, please contact the award secretariat at: info@silvereconomyawards.eu

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Is it possible to send more than one application?

The number of applications per entity is unlimited; you can apply with several different innovative products/services. You need to send a separate application for each of them.

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How many applications will be awarded?

There will be one award per category. The award has three categories: public authority, non-for profit organization, for profit organization.

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When can I expect the results?

The Award finalists will be publicly announced and will be invited to present their innovations during the Awards Ceremony. The final decision of the winner for each of the categories will be announced at the event.

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Who can help me if I have troubles and questions while applying?

The Awards Secretariat is available to help you to clarify questions related to filling in the form. You can contact them at: info@silvereconomyawards.eu

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How will the quality of the English language in the submissions be considered during the awards system review?

Your application will not be judged on its linguistic quality but on its content. Applications must be clear, comprehensive and understandable, but the level of English itself is not one of the evaluation criteria and it will not affect the decision of the evaluation committee.

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Can an application be written in any other language than English?

Application forms must be completed in English. No other languages will be accepted. 

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How to apply?

In a simple 5-step process, compete and submit the application form online.

  1. Register, receive an authorisation email and login.
  2. Complete the fields (save as you go along or so you can come back in and complete the form later).
  3. Check you have completed all the obligatory fields – marked with an asterix.
  4. Agree to the Terms and Conditions.

Click “apply now”.

Apply now

Please note, that the call for application has not yet been launched and we currently do not accept submissions.

Evaluation
11/12/2017 to 01/05/2018

Evaluation process

All applications go through an initial eligibility check implemented by our Awards Secretariat. The European Silver Economy Awards’ winners will then be selected by a 3-step process based on our evaluation criteria:

Phase I: The applications will be ranked by members of the Covenant on Demographic Change. Public authority members will review the applications submitted in the public authorities category, non-for profit organisations members will review those submitted in the non-for-profit category, and for-profit organisations members will review those submitted for the for-profit category. 

Phase II: A dedicated selection panel will select the three top-scoring applications in each award category.

Phase III: The final ranking and the selection of the winners will be done by the high-level EU jury.

Evaluation criteria & weighting

The following evaluation criteria will be applied by all reviewers and jury members to rank the applications. The criteria all have equal weighting:

  • Innovation Innovation the innovative aspect of the solution, including the participation/involvement of older persons. We consider four different types of innovation: product/service innovation, design innovation, business & process innovation, and social innovation
  • Benefits covers the positive impacts on the target audience (people aged 50+).
  • Economic value covers in detail in what way the solution creates monetarisable benefits to individual stakeholders or the society as a whole.
  • Maturity covers the level of maturity of the solution both in terms of technology and (whenever relevant) and market.
  • Economic sustainability refers to the question whether the solution described in the application can be considered as economically viable and sustainable at long run.
  • Replicability, transferability and scalability cover how, where and when the solution has been replicated/could be replicated beyond its original implementation.

Reviewers & Jury

The reviewers and jury members involved in the evaluation process of applications submitted to the European Silver Economy Awards are experienced Silver Economy experts and individuals dedicated to an age-friendlier Europe.

The experts of this year’s edition are:

  1. Peer Reviewers

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  1. Pre-Selection Panel

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  1. High Level Jury

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Awards
03/05/2018

Awards ceremony

The European Silver Economy Awards culminates in a high-profile event where the final ranking will be announced and the winning solutions honoured. Before the ceremony, finalists have the opportunity to pitch their solutions in front of a dedicated audience. For its first edition the ceremony took place at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels and has attracted a diverse set of Silver Economy stakeholders, ranging from policy makers, business representatives, startups, to researchers, NGOs and older-people networks. It is the ideal setting to showcase your solution and to network with likeminded people.

Submissions

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Shortlist

To be announced …

Finalists

To be announced …

Winners

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