EIT Manufacturing Competition LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS Business Plan 2023 – 2025
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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 purpose of the “LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS” competition is to support and highlight women researchers and innovators who have played a main role in developing solutions addressing manufacturing-related challenges.
Detailed Call Description
“LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS” is open to applications from women innovators who have developed a solution fitting one of the following EIT Manufacturing strategic objectives (SOs), as set out in the Strategic Agenda 2021- 2027. These are the following:
- Put people at the center of manufacturing, as for example:
- Enhance work environment to make manufacturing jobs more attractive, safe, and inclusive.
- Accelerate digital adoption across the manufacturing sector, enhancing competitiveness through improved efficiency and innovation.
- Accelerate green manufacturing, as for example: o Promote circularity principle by shifting to a servitisation model.
- Accelerate Net-Zero emissions principle with a value-chain decarbonisation approach.
- Improve resource efficiency to start a shift towards zero-waste processes.
- Foster sovereignty and competitiveness, as for example.
- Long-term industry transformation, with manufacturers developing new business models and revenue streams based on where continuous innovation, adaptability, and entrepreneurial thinking are the norm.
- Strengthened collaboration within the European manufacturing ecosystem, especially with RIS countries, enhancing overall resilience and innovation capacity.
Prizes:
The total maximum EIT funding allocated to this call is €26.100 in the form of prizes.
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.
The EIT Manufacturing will host an online Info day, online event on June 7th, 2024.
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Economically Inactive Women
- Other Beneficiaries
- 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.
Call Opening Date
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National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Address: 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
All applicants may contact EIT Manufacturing to ask questions and clarify any points on general or technical procedures and call content by sending an email message to ris@eitmanufacturing.eu.