Programme Category
Programme Name
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.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The EU Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind game changing innovations. In doing so, the EU seeks to raise awareness of the need for more female innovators, and create role models for women and girls everywhere.
Detailed Call Description
The prizes are aiming to boost public awareness of the potential, importance and contribution of women to the innovation ecosystem, and create role models to inspire other women to become innovators themselves.
The Prize is awarded for up to four women innovators in total (including one young ‘Rising Innovator’) who have created the largest impact on the innovation ecosystem by transforming ideas into new and advanced products and/or services for the benefit and wealth of European citizens.
In order to be eligible, all applicants must be: a woman, an ordinary resident in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories, OCTs) or a country associated to Horizon Europe, founder or co-founder of an active innovative company registered at least two years before the submission deadline. Additionaly, those applying for the Rising Innovator category must be 30 years old or younger at the start of the call year. However, there is no age limit to apply for the main category. Applicants eligible for both prize categories, can only apply to one. In both categories, two or more female co-founders of a single company may submit a joint application, competing for one single prize.
Call Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Culture
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Health
- Industry
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
- Space
Eligibility for Participation
- Employers
- Large Enterprises
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy
Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
European Innovation Council: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/contact-form_en