The H&M Foundation is looking for bright minds that can transform fashion and change the way it is seen, worn, and made. For this, it has decided to award the Global Change Award to candidates with an idea. The competition is active for the academic year 2023-2024.
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The participants of the competition must be Swedish or international students who have a planet-positive early-stage idea. Participants must either be an individual or a group of a maximum of four people no less than 18 years of age to be eligible. Five winners will be selected and awarded a grant of 200,000 Euros, including invaluable coaching and support from the H&M Foundation and our partners Accenture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and The Mills Fabrica.
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Great chance for international students to apply for the Global Change Award and will get 200,000 Euros.The H&M Foundation is a privately funded philanthropic foundation for the public good, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The foundation is supported by the Stefan Persson family, founders and main owners of the H&M Group. The foundation is also supporting the Global Change Award, which was first launched in 2015.
The H&M Foundation contributes to real systems change and openly shares breakthrough innovation and solutions for anyone to adopt and scale along with providing emergency relief. The vision of the foundation is to enable an inclusive and planet-positive textile industry which they plan on achieving through exploring new opportunities, collaborations and different partners.
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan Information
Established in 1827, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Stockholm (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Stockholm County. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Utbildningsdepartementet, Sverige (Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden), Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 10,000-14,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 192 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 40-50% making this Swedish higher education organization a averagely selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Offered Benefits
The winners of the Global Change Award will win the following benefits:
- 200,000 euros to develop their innovation.
- Access to the one-year-long tailormade GCA Impact Accelerator, provided by the H&M Foundation, Accenture, The Mills Fabrica and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. This includes support enabling the winners to accelerate towards scale and impact.
- Global visibility, recognition, and validation.
- Once the Accelerator program is up, all winners are invited to join the Alumni community with past GCA winners, who share tips, support, and network with each other.