EF Hult Prize
A year-long student startup competition for for-profit ventures that support at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal. One finalist team wins US$1M in seed investment.
US$1m invested · equity not published
Status unknown
Pitch competition · Meyrin, Switzerland
Cartier Women's Initiative
An annual award and fellowship for women-run impact businesses from any country. Regional winners receive grants of up to US$100,000 and join a year-long fellowship programme.
Closed Run by Cartier
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Terms
- Funding
- US$100,000 Regional awards: US$100,000 grant for first place, US$60,000 for second, US$30,000 for third
- Instrument
- Grant
- Equity taken
- not published
- Programme fee
- not published
- Duration
- 52 weeks
- Cohort size
- not published
- Cohorts
- not published
- Delivery
- Hybrid
- Stages
- Seed, post-seed
- Sectors
- Social impact
- Open to founders from
- Anywhere
- Perks
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- Fellowship programme with education and leadership development
- Lifelong community of fellows
Application dates
Closed2027 edition
2027 edition: applications closed 16 June 2026.
Usual timing: Applications for the 2027 edition closed on 16 June 2026; applicants hear by December 2026 and the fellowship runs January to December 2027. Dates for the 2028 edition are not yet published.
Who can apply
- Women-run, women-owned, for-profit business contributing to at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal
- Annual revenue between US$50,000 and US$5 million and 5 to 250 team members
- No more than US$2 million raised in dilutive funding
- Applicant is a founder with a stake at least equal to each co-founder, aged 18 or over
- Stage: seed, post-seed
What founders should check
- The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
- It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
- It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Meyrin. Ask how much time on site it expects.
- The last window we track closed on 16 June 2026. Applications for the 2027 edition closed on 16 June 2026; applicants hear by December 2026 and the fellowship runs January to December 2027. Dates for the 2028 edition are not yet published.
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