Young entrepreneurs are invited to the Social Impact Award 2025 program

On May 5, applications opened for this year’s Social Impact Award Slovenia (SIA) 2025, which will close on June 2, according to the Slovenian Agency for Youth (Sloam) and Impact Hub Slovenia. The Social Impact Award is an international program for young people who want to create a better future with innovative feats. Entrepreneurs With a positive social and environmental effect, it enables them to create permanent social change through their ideas.

More than 300 young people who have developed more than 80 projects have participated in Slovenia in the last five years. These were various projects: from initiatives for sustainable agriculture to digital solutions for integrating vulnerable groups.

15-30 years

The program is free of charge, and young people between the ages of 15 and 30 who are inspired by entrepreneurship; teams or individuals with an idea or project that solves social or environmental problems; Creatives who believe that entrepreneurship can be a strong tool for change.

The program will take place from May to September 2025, and the central activities will be organized in the summer, when young people also have the most time. “The purpose is to bring social and socio-responsible entrepreneurship to young people and offer them the opportunity to develop their ideas into concrete projects. All ideas with social impact will be able to apply for the competition, and the best of which will be included in the final selection, where they will receive in-depth incubation, shooting a presentation film and 1-NNA-1 mentoring with the most successful individuals in this field, « the Social Impast Award Slovenia wrote in a press release.

The completion of the program will bring the first serious ordeal: presentation of ideas before a professional jury and participation in the web all -Slovenian vote, which will decide on the final winners of the Social Impact Award 2025.

Systemic challenges for today

“The fifth year of the Social Impact Award Slovenia program is proof that Slovenian youth has the courage to change the world. This year we are looking for projects that not only raise new issues, but also offer bold, systemic solutions for the challenges of our time, « he points out Gal Krajnčičprogram coordinator at Social Impact Award 2025.

As they stated, they encourage them to participate in the program because they will receive mentorships, workshops, will have the opportunity to network, and will also receive financial support for a total value of five thousand euros. You can sign up for this link.