The Womandla Foundation has officially opened nominations for the sixth edition of the Womandla Women in STEAM Awards, for women in science, technology, engineering, energy, arts, AI and mathematics. Print and signage naturally bridge the STEAM framework because they require a heavy blend of creative design, complex engineering, and advanced technical knowledge.
The Foundation is calling on individuals, organisations, colleagues, and communities across the country to nominate the women who are quietly, and not so quietly, changing the face of innovation in South Africa. This is one of the initiatives that Change 1 Woman, which aims to empower women in print and signage, is supporting.
The Awards will return to Johannesburg on 29 August 2026 during South Africa’s Women’s Month. Celebrate outstanding women across science, technology, engineering, arts and creative innovation, mathematics, artificial intelligence, energy, and advocacy, as well as the corporate CSI teams driving measurable change behind the scenes. Whether she is a researcher breaking ground in a laboratory, an engineer powering communities, a mathematician shaping policy, or an artist redefining what innovation looks like — her story deserves to be told.
‘The Womandla Women in STEAM Awards is about highlighting the life-changing work women are doing in these industries, and the profound positive influence that innovation has on people, on our communities, and on South Africa as a whole,’ said Sam Gqomo, President at Womandla Foundation.
Nomination Categories
Individual awards: science, technology, engineering and energy, arts and creative innovation, mathematics, artificial intelligence, advocacy in STEAM, Rising Star in STEAM.
Corporate CSI awards: science leadership, technology innovation, engineering and energy excellence, arts and creative innovation, mathematics advancement, AI leadership, STEAM Advocacy, Rising Star in Corporate STEAM, Corporate Champion for Women in STEAM.
Nominations are free and open to the public. You may nominate yourself, a colleague, a mentor, or anyone whose work deserves national recognition. The form takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Select a category, describe the nominee’s achievements and impact, and submit before 3 July 2026. Nominate now.
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