Free EU Social Innovation Scaling Programme
- Organization: SI Mission Facility
- Type: Workshop
- Location: Global
- Deadline: September 30, 2026
- Funding: No Funding
SI Mission Facility, an EU-funded Horizon Europe project coordinated by ZSI in Vienna, runs this free training programme for social innovators and social entrepreneurs whose work connects to one of Europe's five EU Missions: climate adaptation, cancer, oceans and waters, climate-neutral cities, and soil and food. It is delivered online and in person by the Impact Hub Network with five mission-focused Impact Hubs, and it prepares participants for a separate Scaling Competition opening in 2027. **What you get:** - Free places on six EU-wide webinars on the EU Missions and on preparing for the Scaling Competition - Practical tools and frameworks to clarify your mission fit, scaling potential, impact logic and support needs - Sessions with Impact Hub teams, mission-focused partners and invited practitioners - A European network of social innovators working on similar challenges - An optional mission-focused scaling track: one national in-person info day (limited seats) and three regional webinars run by one Mission Hub - A route into the 2027 Scaling Competition, where 50 initiatives get coaching, 30 go to a public vote and 10 finalists attend an award ceremony in Italy (separate application, no guaranteed place) **What you'll do:** - Register with a short profile of your initiative, its stage and the EU Mission it fits - Join the Learn and Explore webinars from 20 October to 24 November 2026 - Pick one Mission Hub track (Turin, Bucharest, Ljubljana, Stockholm or Athens) for an in-person info day and three regional webinars - Work on your scaling readiness and, if you choose, prepare for the 2027 Scaling Competition **Key dates:** - Registration closes 30 September 2026 - General kick-off webinar: 20 October 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 CET - Soil Mission webinar: 27 October 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 CET - Climate Mission webinar: 3 November 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 CET - Cancer Mission webinar: 10 November 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 CET - Cities Mission webinar: 17 November 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 CET - Oceans and Waters Mission webinar: 24 November 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 CET - National in-person info days in Turin, Bucharest, Ljubljana, Stockholm and Athens: dates to be announced - Scaling Competition (separate open call): February to November 2027 **More information:** - The organisers say all dates are indicative and may change as activities are finalised - Travel and accommodation for in-person events are generally not covered unless a hosting hub says otherwise - This is a training programme, not a funding call, and it provides no direct funding - All activities are in English
