Entries are now open for the 2022/23 Women in Innovation Awards.
Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, is offering up to 50 Women in Innovation Awards to women entrepreneurs across the UK. The winners will receive a £50,000 grant and a bespoke package of mentoring, coaching and business support.
The aim of this competition is to find women with exciting, innovative ideas and ambitious plans that will inspire others.
The awards are for women founders, co-founders or senior decision-makers working in UK-registered micro, small or medium businesses that have been operating for at least one year.
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Applicants must:
be resident in the UK
carry out their project work in the UK
intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
Applicants must also be confident, with the support of an award, that they can make a significant contribution to a pressing societal, environmental or economic challenge through their innovative project.
Applications can come from any area of innovation and be applied to any part of the economy.
The competition is split into two phases. In phase 1, the applications will be assessed by independent experts. The application must include a short video, up to three minutes long, to describe or show the problem you are looking to solve and the difference that an award will make to you personally.
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In phase 2, the shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by a panel of experts.
Innovate UK and Women in Business are hosting a virtual, informative event on 15 September 2022 to provide potential applicants with more information about the award. Attendees will also get to hear from a previous Women in Innovation Award winner, Northern Ireland businesswoman Shannon Beattie.
The Women in Innovation Awards competition closes at 11am on Wednesday 19 October 2022.
To apply click here.
