FP7-CDRP-Women-Innovators

Nell'ambito dell'azione 'Sostenere lo sviluppo coerente delle politiche in materia di ricerca' del programma Capacità del 7° Programma Quadro, si sollecitano le candidature per la seconda edizione del Premio per le donne innovatrici 2014.

Il Premio è rivolto a ricercatrici che abbiano portato sul mercato innovazioni notevoli grazie alla loro ricerca.

Il Premio intende incoraggiare le ricercatrici a sfruttare il potenziale economico e commerciale dei progetti di ricerca, diventando imprenditrici.

Il Premio è rivolto a progetti già realizzati.

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Eligibility criteria:

Contestants for the "Prize for Women Innovators 2014" shall comply with the following eligibility criteria to participate:

1. The contestant must be a woman.

Example of proof: Copy of any official document of identification e.g. passport, identity card.

2. The contestant must be an ordinary resident in an EU Member State or in Associated Countries of the Research Framework Programmes.

Example of proof: Copy of any official document of identification e.g. passport, driving licence etc.

3. The contestant must be the founder or co-founder of an existing and active company.

Example of proof: Copy of any official document showing clearly that the candidate has (co-) founded a company.

4. The company has been registered before 1 January 2011.

Example of proof: Copy of any official document showing the date of registration of the company (e.g. copy from the business register).

5. The annual turnover of the company was at least EUR 0.10 million in 2011 or 2012.

Example of proof: Copy of a document showing the annual turnover in 2011 (e.g. copy of the annual report to the tax authorities).

6. Either the contestant as a natural person or the company founded/co-founded by the contestant have received or is receiving funding from the European Union or the European Atomic Energy Community Research Framework Programme, or from the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).

Example of proof: Copy of a document demonstrating the past or current EU funding.

Il premio è così costituito:

• primo premio: 100.000 euro,
• secondo premio: 50.000 euro,
• terzo premio: 30.000 euro.

Le domande devono essere presentate dalle ore 12.00 (ora locale di Bruxelles) del 15 aprile 2013 alle ore 17.00 (ora locale di Bruxelles) del 15 ottobre 2013.

Le domande saranno valutate da un gruppo di esperti indipendenti.

Per maggiori informazioni consultare i Links.

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A group of independent experts (in the form of a High Level Jury) will be in charge of assessing the quality of the applications for the 'Prize for Women Innovators 2014' against the rules of the contest.