Les Margaret 2024 Awards for Women in Tech entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.

Les Margaret Awards every year reward European, African, and Canadian women entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs whose projects and innovations 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. Thanks to Margaret Hamilton’s contribution, man first walked on the Moon.

Through the Les Margaret Awards, JFD supports the growth and international influence of startups and initiatives led by European, African, and Canadian women.

ELIGIBILITY

• You are a female founder or co-founder of a tech startup for the “Entrepreneur” category.
• You have developed an innovative project in agreement with your employer while remaining an employee in the “Intrapreneur” category.
• You are a young woman under 18 with a project that highlights your creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial spirit for the “Junior” category.
• You are a citizen of a European African country, or from Canada, your project is innovative and responds to societal issues.

TIMELINE

The finalists of les Margaret Awards 2024 will be pre-selected by JFD, then presented on 8 February 2024 to a jury of experts who will choose 10 winners:

• Entrepreneurs Europe – Africa – Canada
• Intrapreneurs Europe – Africa – Canada
• Juniors Europe – Africa – Canada
• Territorial Favourite

The Margaret Awards ceremony will take place on 17 April 2024.

DEADLINE: January 8, 2024

To apply and for more information, click here.