There are three prize categories:

• In the EIC Women Innovators category, three prizes of EUR 100 000, EUR 70 000 and EUR 50 000 are awarded to the three highest-ranked applications;
• In the EIC Rising Innovators, three prizes of EUR 50 000, EUR 30 000 and EUR 20 000 are awarded to the three highest-ranked applications from promising ‘Rising Innovators’ under the age of 35. 
• The EIT Women Leadership Award, awarded to exceptional women leaders from the EIT Community. The winner is awarded EUR 50 000, and two runners-up are awarded EUR 30 000 and EUR 20 000 respectively.

Eligible applicants can only apply to one category. The winners are chosen by an independent expert jury.

Please consult the Rules of contest, before submitting your application.

The deadline for submission is 25 September 2024 at 17:00:00 CET. 

All applicants must comply with the following eligibility criteria to participate: 

1. The applicant must be a woman (Please remember you must apply as a natural person and not as a legal entity);
2. The applicant must be legally established in an EU Member State, including overseas countries and territories (OCTs) or a country associated to Horizon Europe; 
3. The applicant must be the founder or co-founder of the company or organisation; 
4. The company or organisation must be established in an EU Member State including overseas countries and territories, (OCTs) or a country associated to Horizon Europe, and registered or incorporated at least two years before 1 January 2022; 
5. Applicants who have already received an EU or Euratom prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities. 

In addition to the above, those applying for the Rising Innovators category must be aged under 35 at the start of the call year.  There is no age limit to apply for the Women Innovators category (or for the EIT Women Leadership category), though applicants eligible for several prize categories can only apply to one.