The Cartier Women's Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006, the program is open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental impact.
The Cartier Women's Initiative team, its partners and the jury will treat all business information submitted with utmost confidentiality. Aside from a brief summary (business name, brief description, field of industry) of the businesses selected, no individually identifiable information will be made available to the public without the prior authorization of the applicant.
If your business is shortlisted, you will be asked to provide additional supporting documentation. Unfortunately, due to a high volume of applications we are unable to provide individual feedback to non-finalists.
NOTE: We accept only one application per business per year. Businesses that submit applications to multiple award categories or applications from multiple founders will be disqualified. Please refer to the FAQ to choose the best category for your business.
KEY DATES:
• The application form will be open from April 18 to June 24, 2025 at 2pm Central European Summer Time (CEST).
• First round of notification emails will be sent out by August 1, 2025. All applicants will be notified by December 1, 2025.
ONLINE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
• The application form must be completed online, while you are logged into your Submittable account. You can create a free Submittable account using a valid email address.
• We will communicate about your application by email. Please maintain your email address active and be sure to safelist notification emails from Submittable.
• You can save a draft of your work and complete it before June 24, 2025.
• If you need to revise the information after you have submitted the application but before the June 24, 2025 deadline, please request to edit the submission. This request may take up to 2 business days to be granted.
• If you filled out the wrong application form, you can withdraw your submission and resubmit.
• Submittable works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Please make sure you are using an updated version of a supported browser.
• You may download a PDF version of your submission after the deadline has passed.
• We highly recommend that you submit the application before June 24, 2025 to avoid last-minute technical difficulties.
The Cartier Women's Initiative team, its partners and the jury will treat all business information submitted with utmost confidentiality. Aside from a brief summary (business name, brief description, field of industry) of the businesses selected, no individualized information will be made available to the public without the prior authorization of the applicant.
If your business is shortlisted, you will be asked to provide additional supporting documentation. Unfortunately, due to a high volume of applications we are unable to provide individual feedback to non-finalists.
NOTE: We accept only one application per business per year. Businesses that submit applications to multiple award categories or applications from multiple founders will be disqualified. Please refer to the FAQ to choose the best category for your business.
KEY DATES:
• The application form will be open from April 18 to June 24, 2025 at 2pm Central European Summer Time (CEST).
• First round of notification emails will be sent out by August 1, 2025. All applicants will be notified by December 1, 2025.
ONLINE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
• The application form must be completed online, while you are logged into your Submittable account. You can create a free Submittable account using a valid email address.
• We will communicate with you about your application by email. Please maintain your email address active and be sure to safelist notification emails from Submittable.
• You can save a draft of your work and complete it before June 24, 2025.
• If you need to revise the information after you have submitted the application but before the June 24, 2025 deadline, please request to edit the submission. This request may take up to 2 business days to be granted.
• If you filled out the wrong application form, you can withdraw your submission and resubmit.
• Submittable works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Please make sure you are using an updated version of a supported browser.
• You may download a PDF version of your submission after the deadline has passed.
• We highly recommend that you submit the application before June 24, 2025 to avoid last-minute technical difficulties.