SozialMarie

We a re looking for tried and tested, implemented, effective social innovations in all sectors in Central and Eastern Europe.

News

01/14/2025

The call for applications is closed

The submission phase for SozialMarie ended on January 14, 2025. 401 projects from 6 countries reached us! Now the projects will be reviewed by our international evaluators.

11/19/2024

3rd of December 2024: Online Q&A for applicants - presentation

Are you planning to apply for SozialMarie 2025? Join us and ask your questions! Leading a great project is the first step – but explaining it well is crucial for success! If you are planning to submit your project for a SozialMarie prize, join our online Q&A event and find out what makes a good application. Missed the session? Read through the presentation here: Q&A Presentation.pdf

11/11/2024

The application phase for the SozialMarie 2025 is hereby opened

The application phase for the SozialMarie is now open. Do you run a novel project with a social objective? We are looking for socially innovative projects that have the courage to change. Click here for the submission form.

11/05/2024

A brand new episode of Why Why Why is online!

We are thrilled to present you the latest episode of our podcast! This episode is all about the wonderful Grow Together initiative, which puts its heart and soul into early child protection. Listen to our podcast on Zencastr and the usual platforms:

Price

SozialMarie is a prize for social innovation that is awarded every year to outstanding projects. It honours initiatives that offer novel, sustainable and exemplary solutions to current social challenges. You can find out more about what we mean by social innovation and how the prize is awarded here.

Projects

Every year since 2005, socially innovative projects from various sectors have been honoured with the SozialMarie. Would you like to find out more about the projects, see who has been nominated and who is one of the lucky winners? Click here for the projects.

Insights

Did you know that we have a podcast? Would you like to click through pictures from past events or find out what else we do apart from the SozialMarie application and award ceremony? Take a look at our Insights.

Patrons

What do a workshop, a social media post, bread dough and a charity event have in common? The patron of honour for a nominated project. You can find more information about our inspiring patrons here.