DEADLINE: Innovators of the Year 2024

Here are the award categories for 2024’s Innovators of the year Awards:

Rio Tinto Emerging Innovation Category Winner – $60,000 (GST exempt)
Awarded to a WA applicant who has developed an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that is pre-revenue. The applicant must also clearly demonstrate an economic, social and/or environmental benefit to Western Australia. The winner will also receive the benefits of a PhD student, through the support of Perth Biodesign, OR a place on a Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation bootcamp.

Rio Tinto Growth Category Winner – $60,000 (GST exempt)
Awarded to a WA applicant who has developed an outstanding innovative product, technology, process, or service that is post-revenue. The applicant must also clearly demonstrate an economic, social and/or environmental benefit to Western Australia. The winner will also receive the benefits of a PhD student, through the support of Perth Biodesign, OR a place on a Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation bootcamp.

Rio Tinto Emerging Innovation Category Runner-up – $15,000 (GST exempt)
Awarded to a WA applicant who has developed an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that is post-revenue, and is placed second in this category. The applicant must also clearly demonstrate an economic, social and/or environmental benefit to Western Australia.

Rio Tinto Growth Category Runner-up – $15,000 (GST exempt)
Awarded to a WA applicant who has developed an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that is post-revenue, and is placed second in this category. The applicant must also clearly demonstrate an economic, social or environmental benefit to Western Australia.

In addition to either the Rio Tinto Growth or Emerging category, applicants may also only enter ONE of the following Platinum Awards categories:

Woodside Energy Platinum Award for Energy Innovation Winner – $30,000 (GST exempt)
Awarded to a WA applicant who has developed an innovation that inspires and informs the future direction of oil, gas, and new energy production in WA, for export and for domestic WA customers, with new technology and new business models.

Business News Great for the State Platinum Award Winner – Advertising, subscription and sponsorship pack to the value of $10,000 and $20,000 (GST exempt)
Awarded to a WA applicant that has a compelling story to tell and best promotes WA as an ‘innovative state’.

Wesfarmers Wellbeing Platinum Award Winner – $30,000 (GST exempt)
Awarded to a WA applicant who has developed an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that advances social or medical wellbeing in the community.

Note: All award winners will be announced at the WAIOTY Awards Ceremony, which will take place in October 2024.