Deadline: 18-Jul-23
EIT Manufacturing invites women innovators (i.e. professionals, researchers or entrepreneurs) from EIT RIS eligible countries who have played a leading role in developing innovative manufacturing-related solutions to apply to the LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS competition within the EIT Manufacturing’s RIS Programme.
The Prize is awarded to women innovators based in the EIT RIS (Regional Innovation Scheme) eligible countries who have significantly impacted the innovation ecosystem by transforming ideas into new and advanced products and/or services to benefit 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 girls and women everywhere.
“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.
Funding Information
- The total maximum EIT funding allocated to this call is 22.500 EUR in the form of prizes and 3.600 EUR daily allowance in the form of a lump sum.
- In the first round of submissions, up to 60 eligible applicants will receive an online pitch training.
- 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 EUR
- 2nd 7,500 EUR
- 3rd 5,000 EUR
Eligible Countries
- EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Horizon Europe Associated Countries: Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine
- Outermost Regions: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain)
Eligibility Criteria
- must be a woman
- must hold citizenship in the EIT RIS eligible countries
- 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.
For more information, visit Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS.