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Prizes

Cartier Women's Initiative — Regional Awards

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, per regional award.

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.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Annual revenue between $50,000 and $5 million USD in last closed fiscal year; not more than $2 million USD in dilutive funding raised; 5 to 250 team members; woman applicant in leadership role.

How to apply

  1. Read the applicant guide and scoring rubric published on the Regional Awards page. — link
  2. Complete the online application form for your region and upload the compulsory supporting documents. — link
  3. Shortlisting, then due diligence by CWI partners, then jury ranking.
  4. Fellows announced and celebrated at the annual awards ceremony; fellowship programme runs January to December of the award year.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/regional-awards

"$ 100,000 USD grant for each first-place awardee"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.cartierwomensinitiative.com

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