Vote your favourite innovative idea to the AmSIA stage!
September 25, 2023
Vote for your favourite innovative idea in the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2023! The voting portal is now live and will close on 15 October 23:59. Which innovative ideas will make it to the stage during the finale of the AmSIA ’23? You decide! The AmSIA is the competition for research based innovative ideas from all research disciplines. There are 27 pre-finalists competing for the Innovation Award within three categories: Society, Health and Environment & Climate.
Vote now!
Please visit the showcase pages to see the pre-finalists present their innovative idea through a personal one-minute video and please cast your vote.
At the finale on 21 November, the AmSIA’s expert jury will award € 10,000 to the 3 best ideas in the categories of Society, Health and Environment & Climate.
Registration for the event is possible here.
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