Applications Invited for Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025

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About the Organization

Bayer Foundation, as Bayer’s corporate foundation, generates impact by supporting breakthroughs in science and social innovations that advance societal progress worldwide.

The Foundation’s mission is to support scientists and social innovators in making the world better and fairer, following its vision of catalyzing advances in science and social innovation for a world with health for all and hunger for none.

About the Award

Are you a women-led enterprise building sustainable solutions in health or food security? This is your moment! Across Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, we’re seeking 15 women who are ready to scale their ideas and create sustainable change. If you’re working on innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges in health and food security, now is the time to take your business to the next level.

This award is tailored to provide the resources, support, and visibility needed to elevate your work and amplify your mission.

As one of 15 winners selected from Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, you’ll receive:

• €25,000 cash support
• 6-month accelerator programme
• Visibility through branded communication activities
• Sponsored trip to award ceremony
• Access to Bayer Foundation's alumni community
• Impact Hub Network community

 Focus Areas

Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award aims to support women entrepreneurs engaged in developing sustainable solutions for health, and food security, including:

Health:

• Healthcare Payment Options: Solutions that make healthcare more affordable and accessible for all.
• Community Health Workers (CHWs): Initiatives that empower and support CHWs to deliver better care.
• Health Technologies: Digital solutions that improve access and efficiency in healthcare.
• Fewer diseases: Addressing health issues like infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases worsened by climate change.
• Everyday Health: Enabling Access to Everyday Health Solutions for underserved communities.

Food security:

• Value Chains and Markets: Strengthening food systems to ensure equitable access and fair trade including supporting smallholder farmers.
• Food Waste Prevention: Solutions to minimise waste from production to consumption.
• Healthy and Sustainable Food Access: Initiatives making nutritious food available and affordable.
• Water Justice and Sanitation: Ensuring clean water and sanitation to support food and health systems as well as communities.
• Good Agricultural Knowledge: Teaching basics of good generational agricultural knowledge.

Eligibility

The award seeks to support women entrepreneurs driving impactful solutions in the emerging countries’ region, specifically Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.

To qualify, applicants must centre their solutions around health and/or food security. Additionally, the solutions should emphasise social or community impact.

Applicants are encouraged to integrate this focus into their applications.

Addressing climate related issues is a plus, however stand-alone climate-smart solutions will not be accepted.

To be eligible to apply for the Women Entrepreneurs Award, please make sure you meet the below criteria:

Women business leaders:

• The applicant must be a woman in a leadership position (co)-founder or C-level) in the company. Other leadership positions in the organisation may (can also) be filled by males.

Has a sustainable business/financing model:

• organisations of any legal entity type may apply, if there is a strong business mindset and the business is not dependent on grants/donations/subsidies/etc as a sole income stream.

Offers an impactful solution in health, and/or food security. Feel free to explore the focus themes for a deeper understanding of what we are looking for.

Is creating a social or community impact:

• Solutions should (aim to) be accessible to Low or Middle-Income Communities. Higher product/service prices before economies of scale are accepted.

Is driving impact in the emerging countries and regions:

• The business must drive its impact in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia Pacific (excluding Australia & New Zealand), Latin America, or the Middle East. Business registration in the Global South is preferred.

Is revenue-generating:

• The business generates annual revenue up to $500,000 USD.

Strong personal drive & commitment to impact:

• The applicant should have a strong personal drive and commitment to social impact. We favour applicants who have had to overcome obstacles in life.

How to Apply

The application deadline for the Women Entrepreneurs Award is February 18, 2025. Apply now and be a part of the impactful change!

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