Cartier Women's Initiative — Regional Awards
Status not published
Annual edition. The 2027 edition application deadline was 16 June 2026 and the page now states 'Applications are now closed for the 2027 edition.' The next call is expected in the following cycle.
Cash grants, non-dilutive: '$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 are selected from each of nine regions (27 fellows per edition). Fellowship support (INSEAD programme, coaching, media training) is provided in addition.
Cartier International (Cartier Women's Initiative)
private · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — Annual edition. The 2027 edition application deadline was 16 June 2026 and the page now states 'Applications are now closed for the 2027 edition.' The next call is expected in the following cycle.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Up to 250 employees
- Turnover up to 5,000,000
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Female founders
For-profit only. Revenue between $50,000 and $5 million in the last closed fiscal year; 5-250 team members; must not have raised more than $2 million USD in dilutive or potentially dilutive funding; applicant must be a woman in a main leadership position and part of the founding team owning a share at least equal to each co-founder; business must be incorporated and majority founder/team owned, an original creation (no spin-offs or franchises); English at CEFR B2 or above; must commit to the full-year fellowship and report impact for three years afterwards.
How to apply
- Read the applicant guide and scoring rubric published on the Regional Awards page. — link
- Complete the online application form for your region and upload the compulsory supporting documents. — link
- Shortlisting, then due diligence by CWI partners, then jury ranking.
- Fellows announced and celebrated at the annual awards ceremony; fellowship programme runs January to December of the award year.
What you will need
- One-minute video of the applicant
- Applicant resume
- Company registration document
- Company capitalization table
- Professionally prepared or audited financial statements from the most recent two fiscal years
- Pitch deck
- Competitive landscape and up to three additional attachments (if applicable)
Source. https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/regional-awards — checked 2026-08-14
"$ 100,000 USD grant for each first-place awardee"