EU Prize for Rising Innovators
Summary
The EIC aims to identify and support breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations to create new markets and scale up internationally and it has been established under the EU Horizon Europe Programme.
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.
Call
Detailed Call Description
The opportunities created by novel technologies and disruptive innovations promise to deliver the fair and sustainable recovery Europe needs. But Europe risks missing out on these opportunities if half its population is overlooked as a source of innovation and creative talent.
The Prize is launched and managed by the Agency, and the winners are chosen by an independent expert jury.
There are two prize categories: Women Innovators and Rising Innovators. Rising Innovators: three prizes of € 50,000 are awarded to the three highest-ranked applications from promising ‘Rising Innovators’ under the age of 35.
Eligibility For Participation Notes
All applicants must comply with the following eligibility criteria to participate:
- The applicant must be a woman and
- The applicant must be an ordinary resident in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories, OCTs) or a country associated to Horizon Europe and
- The applicant must be the founder or co-founder of an active innovative company registered at least two years before the call year and
- Applicants that have already received an EU or Euratom prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities.
Those applying for the Rising Innovator category must be under 35 at the start of the call year.
In both categories, two or more women co-founders of a single company may submit a joint application provided they all meet the eligibility criteria, competing for one single category prize.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€150,000Thematic Categories
- Industry
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Local Authorities
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
08/03/2022Call Closing Date
18/08/2022National 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
(Publish Date: 22/03/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Innovation Council: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/contact-form_en