European Microfinance Award 2021 ‘Inclusive Finance and Health Care'

Call for application is open. Apply before April 13th. 

The 2021 European Microfinance Award "Inclusive Finance and Health Care" intends to highlight the crucial role the inclusive finance sector can play in helping low-income and excluded populations both plan day-to-day medical spending and ‘smooth’ out health-related financial shocks.

Its is a prestigious annual award with €100,000 for the winner and €10,000 for the 2 runners-up. It is now open to organisations and programmes active in the financial inclusion sector that are facilitating access to quality and affordable health care for low-income communities.

CALL FOR APPLICATION IS LAUNCHED: APPLY BEFORE APRIL 13th

Find out if you are eligible and how to apply by reading the Applications Guidelines and the Concept Note  available on the European Microfinance Award website.

The closing date to apply is 13th April 2021, 23:59 pm CET.

Application guidance session 
Application guidance sessions will be organised by the e-MFP team to go over the Award process and reply to any questions that potential applicants may have. If you want to participate, please register below:

• SESSION IN ENGLISH: 24 MARCH, 11AM CET - REGISTER
   
• SESSION EN FRANÇAIS : 25 MARS, 14:00 CET - INSCRIVEZ-VOUS
   
• SESIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: 24 DE MARZO, 16:00 HORAS CET - INSCRÍBASE

Winner announcement at the Award Ceremony organised by InFiNe.lu on 18 November 2021.

About the Award
The European Microfinance Award is a prestigious annual award with €100,000 for the winner and €10,000 for the runners-up, which attracts applications from organisations active in financial services around the world that are innovating in a particular area of financial inclusion. It serves two parallel goals: rewarding excellence, and collecting and disseminating the most relevant practices for replication by others.

The Award was launched in 2005 by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs. It is jointly organised by the Ministry, the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), and the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg (InFiNe.lu), in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB).