SozialMarie

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

News

06/11/2026

SozialMarie in the Media

When SozialMarie stories make their way into newspapers, magazines, radio programmes, or online media, we collect them here. Explore articles, interviews, and feature reports from Austria and across Central and Eastern Europe.

05/11/2026

SozialMarie Award Ceremony 2026

The photos from the 22nd SocialMarie Award Ceremony are now online!

05/11/2026

SozialMarie 2026: Curtain Up for Social Innovation!

From Classrooms to the Cinema: These Are the SozialMarie Winners 2026

04/16/2026

Call for applicants for Community Alphabet 2026-27

Community Alphabet is an 18-month international peer learning program for active residents in Europe interested in inclusive community building in a town, village, neighborhood,

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.