Dear project coordinator,

The competition for the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2014 is still running until 15 October!

We would be very grateful if you could help us get the message seen by as many people as possible (by using the attached pdf and/or message below).

Thank you in advance for your cooperation! EU_Prize_Women_Innovators.pdf

European Commission
DG Research & Innovation
Innovation Policy Unit
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
rtd-women-innovators@ec.europa.eu

Apply until 15 October for the EU Prize for Women Innovators!

After a successful first edition in 2011, the European Commission has launched the second edition of theEU Prize for Women Innovators to reward three womenwho have developed outstanding innovations and brought them to market.

The contest is openuntil 15 October 2013, 5:00 pm (Brussels time)toall women who have founded or co-founded their own companyand who have at some point in their career benefited from the EU's research framework programmes or the Competitiveness and Innovation framework programme.

The first prize isEUR 100,000, second prizeEUR 50,000and the third prizeEUR 25,000.

With this Prize, the European Commission aims to raise awareness about the contribution, potential and importance of Women researchers to entrepreneurship and to encourage women to exploit the commercial and business opportunities offered by their research projects and become entrepreneurs.

Compete and tell your story now to inspire other women to follow in your footsteps!

Applications can be submitted via the competition website until 15 October 2013 (5 p.m. Brussels time): www.ec.europa.eu/women-innovators