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"Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Program" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Program is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative. This global award and fellowship program supports women-led, impact-driven for-profit businesses addressing economic, social, and environmental issues. It awards grants to three fellows from each of nine global regions, along with coaching and business workshops.
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Homepage | Cartier Women's Initiative Driving change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs The Cartier Women's Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006, the program 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.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR OUR 2027 AWARDS Our awards recognize and fund remarkable women entrepreneurs who are driving impact around the world. Applications close at 2 p. m.
(CEST) on June 16, 2026. Our regional and thematic awards recognize and fund talented impact entrepreneurs from around the world who are leveraging business as a force for good. The fellowship aims to provide our fellows with peer-, industry- and academic-based educational programming for skills and leadership development and business growth.
The community gives fellows lifelong access to a vibrant group of impact leaders, creating opportunities for engagement, relationship-building and the development of social capital. We foster meaningful conversations through storytelling, data sharing and research partnerships. The best thing you can do in business is to empower women.
It changes everything. Chairman of Cartier Culture & Philanthropy Here are some exciting updates. In every corner of the world, women are igniting change.
When these sparks converge, they light the path to a brighter future. For two decades, we have proudly brought these changemakers together. Introducing the 2026 Fellows Our 2026 fellows were announced on March 26, 2026.
Representing nine regions and one thematic award, these 30 impact entrepreneurs will join us for the awards ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand on June 10, 2026. Since 2006, Cartier Women’s Initiative has supported 330 fellows from 66 countries. 82% of recent fellows attribute concrete outcomes to the Cartier Women’s Initiative’s support, networks, communications and events.
Discover more in our 2025 Impact Report. entrepreneurs supported since 2006 countries with at least one fellow in financial support since 2006 Our 2025 Annual Report explores the evolution of recent fellows' impact businesses after they joined the Cartier Women's Initiative community.
Last year, we also produced the 2023-2024 Fellowship Review, summarizing the contribution of the 2023-2024 fellowship to the fellows and their impact businesses. Explore the Cartier Women's Initiative community's impact and achievements in recent years.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Women-led, impact-driven for-profit businesses from around the world. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $30,000 - $100,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was June 16, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Program is funded by Cartier Women's Initiative. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This listing is flagged as international in scope. Check the official notice for country-specific restrictions before applying.
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USDA-NIFA-WAMS-011117 posted September 4, 2026 with $1,905,210 across an estimated 12 awards of $25,000 to $200,000, closing September 14, 2026. The opportunity title is now simply "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields." Assistance listing 10.318 still reads "Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields" — and NIFA's own program page says the program is not funded for FY2026.
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