Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22 set to open
The Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22 funding competition opens on Monday 23 August 2021.
Women with exciting, innovative ideas who will inspire others can apply for a £50,000 grant and bespoke business support.
Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, is offering at least 20 Women in Innovation Awards to female 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 fund and support a diverse portfolio of Women in Innovation Award winners:
- who will be relatable role models for women from all backgrounds
- from regions across the UK
- who are solving a range of pressing societal, environmental and economic challenges
- in a variety of innovation areas.
This competitionwill find women with exciting, innovative ideas and ambitious plans that will inspire others. The awards are for female founders, co-founders or senior decision makers working in businesses that have been operating for at least one year.
Applicants must 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.
Innovate UK launched Women in Innovation in 2016, after research revealed that just 1 in 7 applications for Innovate UK support came from women. According to the Innovation Funding Service website, boosting the number of female entrepreneurs could "deliver £180 billion to the economy."
Anyone who self-identifies as a woman is eligible to apply.
For more information go to https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/974/overview
