Application for LES MARGARET AWARD 2022 is ongoing!
Through les Margaret Awards, JFD supports the growth and international influence of startups and initiatives led by European and African women.
About LES MARGARET AWARD 2022
Founded in 2013 by JFD, les Margaret Awards reward every year European and African women entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, whose projects and innovation meet the major challenges of our society.
The award is named after Margaret Hamilton, director of the software engineering division that developed the embedded software for NASA’s Apollo space program.
It is thanks to Margaret Hamilton’s contribution that man first walked on the Moon.
WHO CAN APPLY for les Margaret Awards?
You are a female founder or co-founder of a tech startup for the “Entrepreneur” category.
You are a female employee and you developed a project in agreement with your employer while remaining an employee for the “Intrapreneurship” category.
You are a citizen of a European or African country, your project is innovative and respond to societal issues: Environment & Energy (climate change, urban planning, energy transition, sustainable development…), Health (access to care, diagnosis, treatment), Communication & IT (cybersecurity, IoT, AI, data science, all-digital…), Transport & Mobility (vehicles, infrastructures, uses…), etc.
Application Deadline
APPLICATIONS FOR LES MARGARET AWARD 2022 CAN BE SUBMITTED FROM NOVEMBER 8, 2021 UNTIL JANUARY 17, 2022 AT 11:59pm CET.
Finalists for the Margaret 2022 Award will be pre-selected by JFD and then presented on February 10, 2022, to a jury that will select four winners in each category:
- Entrepreneur Europe
- Entrepreneur Africa
- Intrapreneur Europe
- Intrapreneur Africa
THE AWARD CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE IN PARIS DURING THE WEEK OF MARCH 8, 2022.
Another prestigious award you can apply to is Wellcome Early-Career Awards
FAQs on les Margaret Awards
Citizens of a European or African country
JANUARY 17, 2022 AT 11:59pm CET.
PARIS
Reference
- Public Service Emerging Leaders Fellowship (EPL Kenya) Paid Fellowship
- Brown University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- Fully-funded B.A. Krukoff MSc Fellowship In Tropical African Botany
- International Masters In Rural Development IMRD Scholarships
- OneBeat Virtual Residency Program for Musicians and Artist
- DIGITAL CIVIL SOCIETY Postdoctoral Fellowship
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