Western Australia's Innovators of the Year: Application Guidelines

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Detailed application guidelines for The Western Australia's Innovators of the Year (WAIOTY) awards program.
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Congratulations to our 2025 Western Australia's Innovators of the Year (WAIOTY)! To meet our 2025 winners and learn about their exciting and innovative projects, visit the WAIOTY 2025 winners webpage.   

The 2025 program recognises WA innovators across 5 categories. Category winners will share in the program prize pool of up to $280,000. Application guidelines outline eligibility criteria and application requirements for the following categories: 

  1. WA's Innovators of the Year – Rio Tinto Emerging Innovation
  2. WA's Innovators of the Year – Rio Tinto Growth
  3. Woodside Energy Platinum Award for Energy Innovation
  4. Wesfarmers Wellbeing Platinum Award
  5. Business News Great for the State Platinum Award

Applications for the above 5 categories are now closed. 

Guidelines for the Government Innovators of the Year Award are available on the Government Innovators of the Year Award: application guidelines page.

Guidelines for the Young Entrepreneurs' Academy (YEA) Young Innovators of the Year Award are available on the Young Entrepreneurs' Academy (YEA) Young Innovators of the Year Award: application guidelines page.

Expression of Interest for the Government Innovators of the Year Award and YEA Young Innovators of the Year Award close at 1:00pm Friday 25 July 2025.

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The Application Guidelines should be read carefully before submitting an application. 

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