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EU Prize for Women Innovators 2023 to 2024

This prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s ground-breaking innovations.

For the 2023 to 2024 edition, the European Innovation Council and the European Institute for Innovation & Technology have teamed up to create a bigger and bolder European Prize for Women Innovators, with no fewer than 9 prizes to be awarded.

The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe's most ground-breaking innovations. The prize awards women from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe, whose disruptive innovations are driving positive change for people and planet.

There are three prize categories:

  • The Women Innovators prize
  • The Rising Innovators prize
  • The EIT Women Leadership Award

Eligible applicants can only apply to one category.

The prize is open to:

  • Women (this prize celebrates women in all their diversity)
  • Established in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country
  • Who have founded an innovative company registered at least 2 years before the call year

Those applying for the Rising Innovators category must be under 35. There is no age limit to apply for the Women Innovators or EIT Women Leadership prize.

Eligible applications will be evaluated against 3 award criteria:

  1. Breakthrough innovation 
  2. Impact 
  3. Inspiration 

Applications will close on 27 September 2023.

For further information please select the following link European Prize for Women Innovators powered by EIC & EIT (europa.eu)
 


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