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Launch event for the 19th IQ Innovation Award
With the IQ Innovation Award Central Germany cluster innovation competition, the European Metropolitan Region of Central Germany promotes innovative, marketable products, processes and services to increase innovation and competitiveness in Central Germany. The competition is organised in five industry-specific clusters. IQ stands for Innovation Quotient.
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The nationwide competition focussing on the Central German region also incorporates the innovation prizes of the cities of Halle (Saale) and Leipzig as an umbrella brand. Applications from these cities therefore have double the chance of winning.
Why apply?A total prize money of over 60,000 euros will be awarded as part of the competition. Cluster winners receive a cash prize of 7,500 euros as well as extensive PR, marketing and consultancy services. These include a short image film about the innovation, an image text and a professional photo that will be published in the IQ finalist brochure. The award is accompanied by professional press work. The overall winner of the IQ Innovation Award Central Germany also receives prize money totalling 15,000 euros.
The city winners from Halle (Saale) and Leipzig will receive separate prize money of 5,000 euros each.What can you apply with?
Marketable products, processes and services that have been on the market for no more than two years are eligible. However, potentially disruptive early-stage projects can also be submitted and will be given equal consideration in the evaluation process. Each application must be assigned to at least one of the cluster categories of the IQ competition.
Who can apply?
The IQ is primarily aimed at young entrepreneurs (start-ups), founders, students and scientists. But also for existing companies. In principle, anyone can apply with an appropriate application item (see "What can you apply with?").
Applicants who do not come from the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt or Thuringia must answer the following question during the application process:
What concrete impact will your innovation have in Central Germany and what measures will be used to achieve this?
Applications for the IQ Innovation Award Central Germany 2023 can only be submitted online via the application form from 5 December 2022 to 13 March 2023.
Further information can be found here.
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