You have a smart, innovative idea that could greatly benefit society—wonderful! However, transforming such an idea into a tangible product or service is often a challenging journey. The Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award (AmSIA) is here to help. Submit your idea by 9 February 2025 to take part. To give your registration an extra boost, join the workshop on 23 January 2025.
Three prizes of 10,000 euros
Do you have a research-based idea for a product, service or innovation that could tackle a pressing societal challenge? Then submit your idea, and have a chance to win the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award and one of the three cash prizes of 10,000 euros. Participating in this competition gives you an excellent opportunity to further develop your idea, get professional feedback, and share it with the public.
The competition has three categories : Society, Health and Environment & Climate. More information
Workshop on 23 January 2025
Do you want to boost your application? Join our workshop to learn valuable tips and tricks for writing a standout AmSIA application. Our experienced business developers will guide you through the application format, helping you articulate your idea clearly and effectively. Of course, they’ll also answer all of your questions. Click here for more information and registration.
Submit your idea until February 9, 2025
Do you want to submit your idea? Go to the website of Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award and fill out the registration form, in which you describe your idea. You can do so until Sunday 9 February 23:59. The festive award meeting is on June 17, 2025, so keep that date free as well.
Watch the AmSIA trailer
Watch the AmSIA trailer to get an impression of the event!
Former winner states:Tom Brouwer (Amsterdam UMC) – AmSIA winner in 2021 with Flowsure, an automated urine production monitor that indicates real-time how much a patient urinates, a vital indicator of the patient’s condition.
"AmSIA has meant a lot to the project team with which we won two years ago. As a result of the press release after the AmSIA award and the interview with BNR, a company has contacted us that will probably bring our urine meter to the market. Talks about unlicensing are progressing steadily. In addition, since AmSIA we have raised 280 thousand euros from NWO, among others, and we are working hard to get the urine meter approved for use in the European Union. Winning the AmSIA award has really been a kickstarter for our project."
Important dates
The deadline for application is 9 February 2025 23:59.
The festive finale is Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Learn more
For more information, visit the website of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award, email us at info@ixa.nl or read the flyer below.
About AmSIA
The Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award is the Amsterdam prize for the most innovative idea. It is an initiative of IXA (Innovation Exchange Amsterdam), the knowledge transfer office of Amsterdam UMC, UvA, VU and HvA. Participation is open to all researchers/staff and students of the Amsterdam knowledge institutions.