Münsterland Innovation Award: Eligibility Requirements

General conditions for your application

• You can take part in the competition for the Münsterland Innovation Award as a company, institution, consortium and natural or legal person. The prerequisite is a place of residence, place of work or a branch in the Münsterland region (Borken, Coesfeld, Steinfurt, Warendorf districts, City of Münster).
• The product innovation you submit or your innovative business, process or service model must have been demonstrably developed in the Münsterland region.
• You must also be able to demonstrate its applicability and marketability.
• You must have reached market maturity for your innovation between 1 February 2024 and 16 February 2026.
• Proof of marketability means that your innovation already has an economic benefit or that such an application is demonstrably imminent. It should have been developed primarily in your company. It is permissible for additional development work to be carried out by cooperation partners.
• You must have submitted your application for the Münsterland Innovation Award via the application form by 16 February 2026 at the latest.
• Unfortunately, we cannot process applications sent by post.