MIT Solve: The Care Economy

(Updated 8 Feb 2022) The MIT Solve community is looking for eight technology-based solutions that help care workers pursue safe and secure work, and make care for young children, the elderly, and people with disabilities accessible and affordable in all contexts.

APPLICATION WINDOW

CLOSED

DEADLINE

31 Mar 2022

PRIZES

MIT Solve - Solver Award
All solutions selected for Solve’s Global Challenges and the Indigenous Communities Fellowship will receive a $10,000 grant funded by Solve.

The GSR Prize
GSR will award a prize to solutions that use innovative technology and, in particular, blockchain solutions to address pressing issues in their communities and the world. Up to $200,000 will be awarded across solutions from the 2022 Global Challenges.

The Living Proof Prize: Women's Leadership Solutions
The Living Proof Prize is open to women-led teams that are using innovative approaches to solve challenges across economic prosperity, health, learning, and sustainability. Up to $100,000 will be granted across up to four teams from the 2022 Global Challenges.

The Innovation for Women Prize
The Innovation for Women Prize awards solutions that use innovative technology to empower and enrich the lives of women and girls. This prize of $75,000 is awarded to up to three Solvers to support advocacy and gender work for women in and through technology in order to elevate women’s voices and create positive and sustainable change within their communities around the world.

OTHER KEY DATES

1 Feb 2022: Applications Opened

HOST COUNTRY

United States

Note that while some organisers may accept applications from all around the world, you may still be required to travel to the host country in order to take part in the later stages of a competition for instance, or you may be required to live there for a period of time to take part in a funded programme (e.g. scholarship, incubator, accelerator).

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Credit: MIT Solve: The Care Economy

Date Added: 7 Feb 2022