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Find similar grantsDeadline is June 16, 2026 at 2 p.m. CEST for the 2027 award cycle (Regional Awards and Science & Technology Pioneer Award). Applications link to cwi-portal.com.
Cartier Women's Initiative is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative. This is a global competition for women-owned and women-led, impact-driven for-profit businesses. It offers grants and a fellowship program with personalized training.
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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.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: For-profit, women-owned or women-led businesses operating for 1-6 years and generating between $50,000 and $5 million in annual revenue. Must be impact-driven. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $30,000 - $100,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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The Science and Technology Pioneer Award is a thematic award from the Cartier Women's Initiative that recognizes and funds women entrepreneurs at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation. The award supports deep-tech ventures built around unique, protected, or hard-to-reproduce technological or scientific advances requiring heavy R&D, long commercialization timelines, and high capital intensity. First-place awardees receive $100,000, second-place awardees receive $60,000, and third-place awardees receive $30,000 USD, along with a fellowship program and business support. Eligible applicants must be women-led startups at pre-Series A stage with technology readiness level 4 or above, open to entrepreneurs from any country. The application deadline for the 2027 edition is June 16, 2026.
Cartier Women's Initiative Science & Technology Pioneer Award is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative. This award highlights disruptive solutions built around unique, protected, or hard-to-reproduce technological or scientific advances. It is open to women impact entrepreneurs from any country and sector. The business must not have raised a Series A round.
Cartier Women's Initiative Regional Awards is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative. An annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. It 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 purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (Phase I) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit in agriculturally-related areas. This can include app development for agricultural technology, rural development, and smart farming. Phase I aims to demonstrate technical feasibility.