On October 1st, applications open for the Future Female Entrepreneur Scholarship for the fourth year in a row. The scholarship is aimed at female entrepreneurs who are either planning to start a business or have started their business within the past year.
Approximately 30 percent of all entrepreneurs in Sweden are women, which is below the EU average. Since 1980, the proportion of female entrepreneurs has only increased by one percentage point. To encourage more women to start and run businesses, the tech company Froda launched the scholarship in 2022. The aim is to give women who want to, or have just started a business, the opportunity to realize their ideas.
The scholarship is for 100,000 SEK and is awarded annually to a female entrepreneur. Previous winners include Miranda Matti (Lexflix), Janna Naser (Alga Insulations) and Linda Alexandersson (Maybe Baby).
– Sweden is below the EU average when it comes to female entrepreneurship. This is despite the fact that we are one of the world's most gender-equal countries. To break the negative trend, we need to bring in more female entrepreneurs and role models. With the scholarship, we want to help improve the conditions for female entrepreneurs and give more women the opportunity to invest in their ideas, says Olle Lundin, CEO of Froda.
To apply for the scholarship, you must have started a business after January 1, 2025, or have a business idea that you will start within a year. The application is open until December 31, 2025, and the award ceremony will be held in March 2026.
The application period for the scholarship is between October 1 - December 31, 2025.
Read more about the scholarship and apply here: https://www.froda.se/om-oss/event/framtidens-kvinnliga-foretagare
About the “Future Female Entrepreneurs” scholarship
The Future Female Entrepreneurs scholarship was established in 2022 and is awarded annually to a female entrepreneur. The scholarship is for 100,000 SEK and aims to provide women with ambitions to run a business with start-up capital that enables them to invest in their idea. Requirements to apply are:
- Identify as a woman
- Registered in Sweden
- Of legal age at the time of application
- The business idea or company the participant applies with must not have been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office before January 1, 2025.
* After January 1, 2025.
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October 1, 2025
