Les Margaret Awards for Women in Tech entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs 2024

Published: 08 Dec 2023 880 views

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.

Founded in 2013 by Delphine Remy-Boutang, JFD is the international growth accelerator for women who take bold technological bets and create disruptive innovations to change the world. JFD mobilises key public, private, and media figures in Europe, Africa and Canada.

Within 10 years, JFD has become more than just an event: les Margaret & les Margaret Junior Awards, the Margaret Foundation, the JFD Club, the Affirmative Act meetings, the White Shirt movement, the JFD Manifesto, and a book entitled “Elles changent le monde” (They change the world).

Les Margaret Awards for Women in Tech

Application Deadline	January 8, 2024
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Margaret Foundation
Gender	Women

Requirements for Les Margaret Awards for Women in Tech

• 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 for 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 respond to societal issues.

Selection Process

Timeline:

The call for applications will close on 8 January 2024. 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

Application Deadline

January 8, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Margaret Foundation on docs.google.com to apply