Deadline:8 January 2024
Les Margaret Awards reward every year European, African and Canadian 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.
Through les Margaret Awards, JFD supports the growth and international influence of startups and initiatives led by European, African and Canadian women.
Prizes
The Margaret Entrepreneurs receive:
- Media visibility worth €1 million.
- Mentoring & coaching: support for personal development and business growth from our partners.
- Public speaking opportunities at major international events.
- Premium one-year membership of the JFD Club (value: €3,000 excl. VAT/year)
- Financing opportunities through contacts with JFD partner funds and investors.
The Margaret Intrapreneurs receive:
- Media visibility worth €1 million.
- Mentoring & coaching: personal and professional development support from JFD and its partners.
- Public speaking opportunities at major international events.
- Premium one-year membership of the JFD Club (value: €3,000 excl. VAT/year)
- Funding opportunities through contacts with JFD partner funds and investors.
4.4. Les Margaret Juniors receive:
- Media exposure worth €1 million.
- Mentoring & Coaching: support for personal development and project management from our partners.
- Training and workshops provided by our partners.
- A €1,000 scholarship.
- Premium one-year membership of the JFD Club (value: €3,000 excl. VAT/year)
Eligibility criteria
Participation in the competition is free and there is no obligation to purchase. All entries must be made via the Internet, to the exclusion of any other means. In particular, entries by post are excluded.
The application must be submitted exclusively by a woman who is the founder or co-founder of an innovative company, for the “Entrepreneur” category, an employee of a company who has developed a project in agreement with her employer, while remaining an employee, for the “Intrapreneur” category, or a young girl aged between 7 and 18 for the “Junior” category.
The participant must be Canadian or a citizen of a European or African country:
Canada: the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the territories of Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (mainland and DOM TOM), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, South Africa, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The contestant warrants that she holds, directly or by licence, all intellectual and industrial property rights necessary for the presentation, development and marketing of the product or solution defended before the jury of the Margaret Awards.
The participant certifies that the content of her product and/or solution is original and innovative, serving a better world.
The same person may not submit more than one application for “the Project” presented. The participant’s contact details (e-mail address and telephone number) are requested in order to facilitate communication at the various stages of the competition.
For more information and application.