News › Innovation Award Thuringia 2023 · Application possible until June 30
THE ›THURINGIA INNOVATION AWARD‹ HAS ENTERED A NEW ROUND.
The award recognizes special achievements, showcases success stories and supports networking – beyond the borders of Thuringia.
As of now, the best Thuringian innovations of the year are being sought again! Under the motto ›Appreciation, Visibility, Networking‹, the Thuringian Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Society, together with the Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research Thuringia (STIFT), TÜV Thüringen e. V. and the Ernst Abbe Foundation, is launching the competition for the ›Thuringia Innovation Award‹. The best solutions, processes and products are being sought in four categories. The competition is open to companies of all sizes, as well as individuals, universities and research institutes based or operating in Thuringia. The prize is endowed with 100,000 euros. In addition to the attractive prize money, participants benefit from accompanying public relations work and access to valuable network contacts. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2023.
The competition in brief
- Wanted: innovative products, processes or services
- Participation: companies of all sizes, individuals, craft enterprises, universities and research institutions with headquarters or operating facilities in Thuringia
- Innovations: must have been predominantly developed or manufactured in Thuringia | market launch has taken place or is imminent
- Prize money: 100,000 euros | 4 categories: Tradition & Future, Industry & Materials, Digital & Media, Light & Life
- cross-category special prize for young companies, endowed with 10,000 euros
- Personal award: Ernst Abbe Prize for innovative entrepreneurship for special merits (proposal competition)
- Sponsors: Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society, Thuringian Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research (STIFT), TÜV Thüringen and Ernst Abbe Foundation
- Award ceremony: November 29, 2023, 5:00 p.m., Weimarhalle
- Applications: until June 30, 2023 (23:59) online at www.innovationspreis-thueringen.de
Further information and conditions of participation can be found here: One Pager IP2023
or at: https://www.innovationspreis-thueringen.de/startseite.html
Contact
Kerstin Heimann
Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research Thuringia (STIFT)
Häßlerstrasse 8 | 99096 Erfurt
+49 (0)361 7892310
ed.negnireuht-tfits@nnamieh.nitsrek