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Prizes

Cartier Women's Initiative — Science & Technology Pioneer Award

Status

Closed for now

The funder has not said when this reopens.

Closed
Amount
$100,000

Grants: $100,000 USD first place, $60,000 second place, $30,000 third place.

Funder

Cartier International (Cartier Women's Initiative)

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — 2027 edition: application deadline was 16 June 2026; applications now closed. Next edition not yet announced.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Women-led deep-tech, for-profit, impact-driven; min TRL 4 and commercialising final product not more than 5 years; must not have raised a Series A; applicant a woman in a main leadership role owning at least as large a share as co-founders; fellowship Jan-Dec 2027.

How to apply

  1. Read the applicant guide and scoring rubric on the award page. — link
  2. Complete the online application form and upload compulsory documents.
  3. Shortlisting, in-depth due diligence on the top five applicants, then presentation to the jury which ranks the top three.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/science-technology-pioneer-award

"Open to women entrepreneurs from any country and sector, this award highlights disruptive solutions built around unique, protected, or hard-to-reproduce technological or scientific advances"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.cartierwomensinitiative.com

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