Top Female Founders
Summer School
Are you a female student or future entrepreneur with an innovative idea to tackle healthcare challenges? If you have a background in engineering, medicine, business or life science and want to level up your skills to excel in healthcare, then this programme is for you.
Blending online learning with onsite training in Vienna, Austria, our programme has been designed with insights from accomplished female founders and addresses the unique obstacles encountered by women entrepreneurs.
Receive mentoring from industry experts in big pharma, academia and healthcare as you learn to identify healthcare needs, build a dynamic team, create a business model, and pitch your ideas like a pro.
Applications will be opening soon, stay tuned!
About Top Female Founders
What you get
EMPOWERMENT
Get tailored learning that provides effective solutions to the challenges faced by female founders
STRATEGY TOOLKIT
Receive expert guidance to confidently identify and create cutting-edge healthcare solutions
BUSINESS LITERACY
Learn vital business economics and effective strategies for securing capital to start your business
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Gain essential communication skills to present your ideas with confidence for a successful pitch
UNIQUE NETWORK
Gain access to leaders in big pharma, consultancy and patient organisations
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Get a completion certificate validated by the organising partners
How it works
1. APPLY
Ensure that you apply before the deadline. Sign up through the EIT Health application portal, create a login and submit your application.
2. GET SELECTED
Your application will be evaluated. It’s important that you meet the entry criteria and are proposing an approach to address SDG 3.4 and SDG 3.8 healthcare needs.
3. LEARN
If selected, you will participate in live sessions and form teams on our e-learning platform. Those who complete over 80% of the e-learning activities will be invited to attend onsite training in Austria.
4. PITCH
The onsite activity will entail intensive group work, with the dedicated involvement of coaches. At the end of the week, all the teams will present their exciting new solutions.
Curriculum
Key details
Dates in 2025
- Online trainings:
- 13 June – 4 July
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons
- 4PM to 6 PM
- Onsite training in Vienna:
- Afternoon of 14 July to 18 July – 1PM
Costs and accommodation:
- Training fee: €250
- Hotel accommodation: The programme will cover hotel costs for 4 nights: Monday to Friday – except for students living in Vienna
- Travel expenses: To be covered by the student
Eligibility Requirements
This training opportunity is open to individuals who meet the following criteria:
- Female applicants only
- Based in the European Union
- University students or postdocs, with diverse educational background (engineering, healthcare, business)
- Entrepreneurs aiming to found a company to address SDG 3.4 and SDG 3.8
Partners
Boehringer Ingelheim RCV
University of Coimbra
IESE Business School University of Navarra
Heidelberg University
Riga Stradiņš University
INiTS
