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Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
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Summary
The LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS (Regional Innovation Scheme) competition celebrates the women innovators behind solutions addressing manufacturing-related challenges.
The Prize is awarded to the women innovators based in the RIS eligible countries who have created a large impact on the innovation ecosystem by transforming ideas into new and advanced products and/or services to benefit the people and planet. With this prize, EIT Manufacturing seeks to raise awareness of the need for more women innovators in manufacturing and create role models for women and girls everywhere.
Detailed Call Description
The prize is awarded to the 3 most talented women innovators in the RIS eligible Countries who have successfully developed/brought novel and innovative solutions to the market. The prize winners are chosen by an independent panel of experts.
“LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS” is open to applications from women innovators in the RIS eligible countries that have a solution fitting one of the following EIT Manufacturing flagship areas:
- Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing. Emerging technologies enable almost limitless flexibility in product design and production, allowing full customisation.
- Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing. Using new technology to minimise the use of resources, energy, and material in production systems enables new circular business models.
- Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems. Collaboration and business on digital platforms and value networks enable companies to create new and highly efficient value chains.
- Human-machine co-working for socially sustainable manufacturing. Smart use of automation and robots enables great workplaces, flexible production, and sustainable human work.
Applicants compete for the following:
Up to 60 eligible applicants will receive online pitch training.
The 6 top-ranked finalists will have access to the in-person awarding ceremony and will receive visibility and international publicity through EIT Manufacturing’s communication channels.
The 3 top-ranked finalists in addition to the visibility, will receive also prize money. The Prizes for the 3 top-ranked finalists are the following:
- 1st – € 10 000
- 2nd – € 7 500
- 3rd – € 5 000
All applications and supporting documents must be submitted in English using the application forms linked on the competition website – no paper submissions will be considered.
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Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Economically Inactive Women
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
All applicants must comply with the following eligibility criteria to participate:
- must be a woman (‘woman’ equates to a cis woman or a transgender woman who is legally defined as a woman).
- must hold citizenship in EIT RIS eligible countries (EU Member States, Horizon Europe Associated Countries and Outermost Regions).
- In case of a team invention, the applicant must be the leader or co-leader within the team that invented the innovative solution.
Applicants that have already received a LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities.
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National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy
Nedi Kaffa
Scientific Officer
Email: nkaffa@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
For further details about the sub-program, go to the following page: https://eit.europa.eu/contact
RIS Team: ris@eitmanufacturing.eu