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Cartier Women's Initiative — Science & Technology Pioneer Award

Status

Status not published

Annual edition. The 2027 edition application deadline was 16 June 2026; the page states 'Applications are now closed for the 2027 edition.'

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Amount
$100,000

Cash grants, non-dilutive, same scale as the Regional Awards: '$100,000 USD grant for each first-place awardee', '$60,000 USD grant for each second-place awardee', '$30,000 USD grant for each third-place awardee'. Three fellows per edition. Fellowship support is provided in addition.

Funder

Cartier International (Cartier Women's Initiative)

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Annual edition. The 2027 edition application deadline was 16 June 2026; the page states 'Applications are now closed for the 2027 edition.'

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Deep tech only: the business must be based on a new technology, complex engineering process or scientific discovery, with idea-to-commercialization taking at least 2 years. Minimum TRL 4 (laboratory-validated prototype) and must not have been commercializing its final product for more than 5 years. Must not have raised a Series A. For-profit; applicant must be a woman in a main leadership position; university spin-offs are eligible; English at CEFR B2 or above; full-year fellowship commitment January to December of the award year.

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"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.cartierwomensinitiative.com

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