Innovation Award

Do you have an innovative idea to tackle a societal challenge – for a product, service, or otherwise? Sign up for the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2025 (AmSIA), to get a chance to win €10,000 for developing your idea that contributes to a better world!

Open to all innovative ideas
The Innovation Award is open to ideas from all research disciplines: from natural sciences and engineering, to the red and green life sciences, to the arts, humanities and social sciences. Three prizes of each €10.000 will be awarded to the best idea within the categories of: Society, Health, and Environment & Climate. The categories are based on the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

Benefit of personal feedback
Each edition of the AmSIA, participants get professional feedback on both their idea/application and its possible feasibility. Prospective participants can take part in a guided workshop that helps them to improve their application. Selected finalists will get a promotional video and pitch training. They will share their innovation with the public during the awards finale and via media coverage.

For whom
The competition is open to researchers, PhD’s, staff and students from all Amsterdam universities, universities of applied sciences, university medical centers and research institutes. It is open to ideas from all research disciplines and areas.

Find inspiration within the diversity of topics and research areas
The Amsterdam Science & Innovation award is open to ideas from all research disciplines and domains. Find inspiring examples amongst past winners and alumni of AmSIA.

Criteria & regulations
Please visit the dedicated webpage about the competition’s criteria and regulations here.

General timeline

Questions?
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at: info@ixa.nl.