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Prizes

EU Prize for Women Innovators

Status

Closes in 50 days

Applications close 2026-12-01.

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Amount
€100,000

Three categories: EIC Women Innovators (EUR 100,000 / 70,000 / 50,000), EIC Rising Innovators under 35 (EUR 50,000 / 30,000 / 20,000), EIT Women Leadership Award (EUR 50,000 / 30,000 / 20,000).

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

European Innovation Council (EISMEA) / EIT

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — 2027 edition open 2 Sep - 1 Dec 2026 17:00 CET; award ceremony June 2027.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Applicant must be a woman applying as a natural person, founder or co-founder of a company established in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country and registered at least one year before the call year (before 1 Jan 2025). Rising Innovators: under 35 at start of call year. One category only.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-prizes/european-prize-women-innovators-powered-eic-eit_en

"The call for applications is open from 2 September until 1 December 2026, 17:00 CET."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: eic.ec.europa.eu

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