Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2021 for Innovative Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide (US$ 100 000 prize & Scholarship to attend INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Executive Education Programme )

Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2021 for Innovative Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide (US$ 100 000 prize & Scholarship to attend INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Executive Education Programme )

Application Deadline: July 31st 2020 https://bit.ly/3hc0z6D

The Cartier Women's Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship programme that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006 by Cartier, the programme is open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental impact.

The Cartier Women’s Initiative Regional Awards select 21 fellows from 7 regions:

Latin America & the Caribbean
North America
Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East & North Africa
East Asia
South Asia & Oceania

Requuirements

The Cartier Women’s Initiative is looking for women-run and women-owned impact-driven businesses. Entrepreneurs across all sectors and from around the world are encouraged to apply.

• For-profit: the business should be designed to generate sufficient revenues to support its operations and return some level of profit to its owners. Non-profit enterprises are not accepted.

Benefits

• US$ 100,000 grant for each of the 7 laureates (top business from each region)
• US$ 30,000 grant for each of the 14 finalists (2nd and 3rd runner-up businesses from each region)

Human Capital Support

The fellowship programme focuses on several key areas of human capital support for women impact entrepreneurs, including developing a strategic financial mind-set, speaking to inspire and scaling social impact.

• Community peer learning sessions
• ‘Strategic financial mind-set’ module that aims to support fellows in building their roadmap for growth
• ‘Speaking to inspire’ communication module that focuses on leadership presence and media training
• Strategy mentoring module developed by our academic partner INSEAD business school that supports fellows in refining their business strategies
• A scholarship to attend a one-week INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme pending admission based on INSEAD’s eligibility criteria and selection process