Women in innovation: £200,000 for infocus funding awards
Innovate UK are looking to identify and nurture the next generation of brilliant innovators. Women are under-represented in the field of innovation, and that needs to change.
Innovate UK believe as a nation we're failing to harness, capitalise on and celebrate the entrepreneurial talent of female innovators to the detriment of our economy. They estimate that boosting female entrepreneurship could deliver approximately £60bn extra to the UK economy.
To address this problem Innovate UK are launching a special award for women working in innovation, and that's where you come in.
Women with potential to be successful entrepreneurs and leaders in innovation can apply for support and funding to help them to succeed.
The infocus Awards will celebrate and reward women working across 4 key sectors - Materials & Manufacturing, Health & Life Sciences, Infrastructure Systems, Emerging & Enabling Technologies.
This is the first women only Innovate UK competition and is part of a new 'infocus' initiative to encourage diversity in innovation.
Twelve women will benefit from a valuable tailor-made package of support and four of these will each receive a £50,000 grant to get her brilliant idea up and running.
Could it be you? Could it be someone you work with? Who do you know who could fly the flag for women in innovation?
Competition Information:
* the competition opens on 1 June 2016 and the deadline for registration is noon on 24 August 2016
* the awards are open to any woman in the UK working in business innovation in any of Innovate UK's four sectors
* applicants can be a company owner, employee or sole trader in any size of business and must be legally and contractually able to use the grant funding on offer
For more information please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/women-in-innovation-apply-for-infocus-funding-award
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