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Premio Jóvenes máshumano: a contest for ideas and projects with social and environmental impact for people aged 14–35, €3,000 of seed capital per category, mentoring and coaching

A contest by the Fundación Máshumano for people aged 14–35 living in Spain: you need an idea or project with social or environmental impact. All participants can get a mentor and each category's winner receives €3,000 of seed capital. The 2026 window closed on 24 July and the final is in November in Madrid; the 2027 date is a guide.

Fundación Máshumano (en colaboración con el INJUVE)· Premio Jóvenes máshumano (Fundación Máshumano con INJUVE)

At a glance

Amount
€3,000

€3,000 of seed capital for the winning project in each main category; anyone who submits can get a mentor and semifinalists a coach; finalists compete for special recognitions (for example support from Madrid City Council and the ENISA submission fee that Sego Finance gives)

Deadline
Around July 2027

The exact date for the new cycle has not been announced yet. This is last year's deadline

Applications open: 20 May 2027

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Duration

One-off

Cycle: 2027

About this grant

The Jóvenes máshumano Prize is a competition by the Máshumano Foundation (with INJUVE) for people aged 14–35 living in Spain: you need an idea or project with social or environmental impact that answers one of the announced “challenges” for 21st-century organisations. The winner in each main category receives €3,000 of seed capital; everyone who submits a project can get a mentor, semi-finalists a coach, and finalists compete for special awards.

The organisers choose semi-finalists and then finalists on criteria of novelty, economic viability, scalability and social responsibility. In 2026 applications ran from 20 May to 24 July and the final is in November 2026 in Madrid; the 23 July 2027 date in the record is a guide.

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Who can apply

Citizenship
any
Residence
Residence in Spain
Education level
4th year of ESO, 1st year of Bachillerato, 2nd year of Bachillerato, First year of university, Later years of university
Other
People aged 14–35 of any nationality resident in Spain (individuals or legal entities) with an idea or project that solves one of the announced challenges for 21st-century organisations: sustainable products, social entrepreneurship, tools for people with different abilities, etc.; criteria: innovation, economic viability, scalability and social responsibility

How to apply

Where to go and what to do, step by step

Where to apply
The project registration form at jovenes.mashumano.org (the “Bases” page)
https://jovenes.mashumano.org/bases/
Go to the application page
Who submits it
You yourself
Time needed
Describing the idea takes a few hours to a couple of days; the whole contest runs from May to November

Steps

  1. 1

    Check your age: 14 to 35. Any nationality, but you must live in Spain. You can submit the idea in your own name or as a legal entity.

  2. 2

    Formulate an idea or project that addresses one of the challenges for 21st-century organisations: sustainable products, social entrepreneurship, tools for people with different abilities, etc. Criteria: innovation, economic viability, scalability and social responsibility.

  3. 3

    Open the “Bases” page at jovenes.mashumano.org and read the current rules: dates and prize sizes change from year to year. The 2026 window ran from 20 May to 24 July (until 24:00).

  4. 4

    Register the idea or project in the website form during the window. The 2027 dates are approximate: expect it to open around May–July.

  5. 5

    If you are chosen as a semifinalist you take part in Starting Points and get a coach; a mentor is available to everyone who submits a project. This is in September–October.

  6. 6

    Finalists present the project in Madrid (in 2026, in November). The winner of each main category receives €3,000 of seed capital; finalists compete for special recognitions.

Apply by:Around July 2027

What exactly to submit

Documents and materials to attach to the application.

  • Applicant details, an ID with your date of birth (14–35) and proof of residence in Spain
  • A description of the idea or project in the website form (problem, solution, target audience, how it differs from what exists)
  • If a legal entity applies, its details and its representative

Example

Example (written by us): Dmitri, 18, lives in Madrid and has come up with an app for sharing class notes with an accessible interface. In June he describes the problem, solution, audience and income plan in the form at jovenes.mashumano.org, gets a mentor and in November, if selected, presents the project at the final.

An example we wrote to illustrate: it is not an official sample, replace the details with your own.

How applicants are chosen

The organisers choose semifinalists and then finalists by the criteria of innovation, economic viability, scalability and social responsibility. The final is held in person in Madrid.

What happens after you apply

The winner of each category gets €3,000 of seed capital; finalists compete for special recognitions (for example support from Madrid City Council and the ENISA submission fee from Sego Finance). The prize size in earlier editions was different: check the current “Bases”.

Common mistakes

  • Waiting for the last day of the window: the form closes at 24:00 on the final day
  • Describing only a nice idea without demand and money analysis: the jury weighs economic viability and scalability
  • Not reading the current “Bases”: amounts and dates change
  • Forgetting that you must live in Spain

Tips

  • We haven't re-checked the conditions by hand yet: compare amounts and deadlines with the official page before applying.

Official links

Guide checked against the official pages: 9 October 2026. Guide written from official sources. Details may change: check them on the application page.

A letter template and a checklist to review before sending. If a local model is running on your computer, the text reads more naturally.

Verbatim from the source

“Máshumano lanza este premio en colaboración con el INJUVE a través de una convocatoria pública abierta para jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre 14 y 35 años”
Original in spanishOfficial source

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