EIT Manufacturing Competition LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS Business Plan 2023 – 2025
Summary
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Call
Detailed Call Description
“LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS” is open to applications from women innovators who have developed a solution fitting one of the following EIT Manufacturing strategic objectives (SOs), as set out in the Strategic Agenda 2021- 2027. These are the following:
- Put people at the center of manufacturing, as for example:
- Enhance work environment to make manufacturing jobs more attractive, safe, and inclusive.
- Accelerate digital adoption across the manufacturing sector, enhancing competitiveness through improved efficiency and innovation.
- Accelerate green manufacturing, as for example: o Promote circularity principle by shifting to a servitisation model.
- Accelerate Net-Zero emissions principle with a value-chain decarbonisation approach.
- Improve resource efficiency to start a shift towards zero-waste processes.
- Foster sovereignty and competitiveness, as for example.
- Long-term industry transformation, with manufacturers developing new business models and revenue streams based on where continuous innovation, adaptability, and entrepreneurial thinking are the norm.
- Strengthened collaboration within the European manufacturing ecosystem, especially with RIS countries, enhancing overall resilience and innovation capacity.
Prizes:
The total maximum EIT funding allocated to this call is €26.100 in the form of prizes.
Applicants compete for the following:
- Up to 60 eligible applicants will receive online pitch training.
- The 6 top-ranked finalists will have access to the in-person awarding ceremony and will receive visibility and international publicity through EIT Manufacturing’s communication channels.
- The 3 top-ranked finalists in addition to the visibility, will receive also prize money. The Prizes for the 3 top-ranked finalists are the following:
- 1st – €10.000
- 2nd – €7.500
- 3rd – €5.000
All applications and supporting documents must be submitted in English using the application forms linked on the competition website – no paper submissions will be considered.
The EIT Manufacturing will host an online Info day, online event on June 7th, 2024.
Eligibility For Participation Notes
All applicants must comply with the following eligibility criteria to participate:
- must be a woman (‘woman’ equates to a cis woman or a transgender woman who is legally defined as a woman).
- must hold citizenship in EIT RIS eligible countries (EU Member States, Horizon Europe Associated Countries and Outermost Regions).
- In case of a team invention, the applicant must be the leader or co-leader within the team that invented the innovative solution.
Applicants that have already received a LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesThematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Economically Inactive Women
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Call Opening Date
14/05/2024Call Closing Date
15/07/2024National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Address: 29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia, P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy
Nedi Kaffa
Scientific Officer
Email: nkaffa@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
All applicants may contact EIT Manufacturing to ask questions and clarify any points on general or technical procedures and call content by sending an email message to ris@eitmanufacturing.eu.