NEB Prizes 2023
GUIDE TO APPLICANTS
The New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative calls on all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful for our eyes, minds, and souls. By creating bridges between different backgrounds, cutting across disciplines and building on participation at all levels, the New European Bauhaus inspires a movement to facilitate and steer the transformation of our societies according to three inseparable values:
• sustainability, from climate goals, to circularity, zero pollution, and biodiversity;
• inclusion, from valuing diversity, to securing accessibility and affordability;
• aesthetics and quality of experience for people, through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits.
The European Commission launched the initiative in late 2020 to bring communities together and connect the European Green Deal to our daily lives and living spaces. The first two editions of the New European Bauhaus Prizes in 2021 and 2022 demonstrated that local communities can come together and find creative solutions that improve our lives. In the last two years, the Prizes rewarded excellence and creativity in implementing the New European Bauhaus and highlighted outstanding projects, ideas and concepts (over 3,000 applications were received in total) that further inspired the development of the initiative.
As in 2022, the 2023 Prizes will be awarded in four categories which are based on the thematic axes of transformation that guide the delivery of the New European Bauhaus:
• Reconnecting with nature
• Regaining a sense of belonging
• Prioritising the places and people that need it the most and
• The need for long-term, life-cycle thinking in the industrial ecosystem.
The 2023 edition of the Prizes will accept applications from the Western Balkans in addition to EU Member States. 2023 is the European Year of Skills. In this context, the 2023 edition of the Prizes will also feature an additional thematic strand on education and learning.
All applications should reflect in an exemplary way the New European Bauhaus triangle of values – sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics/quality of experience – while also placing the participation and vision of local communities at the core of the process. In each of the four categories, three parallel competition strands are established:
• Strand A: “New European Bauhaus Champions” will be devoted to existing and completed projects with clear and positive results.
• Strand B: “New European Bauhaus Rising Stars” will be dedicated to concepts submitted by young talents aged 30 or less. The concepts can be at different stages of development, from ideas with a clear plan to the prototype level.
• Strand C: “New European Bauhaus Education Champions” will be devoted to initiatives focusing on education and learning. Both completed projects, as well as initiatives with a minimum level of maturity are eligible.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for the New European Bauhaus Prizes should be submitted through the dedicated platform. The completed projects (Strand A) or concepts (Strand B), as well as initiatives under Strand C on education and learning should be described in detail in the relevant application form. The application form should detail how the project, concept or initiative represents the three New European Bauhaus values. It should also include elements reflecting the eligibility and award criteria which differ slightly for each strand (see below).
Each application can be submitted under one category and in one strand only. Each applicant can submit multiple applications as long as they are related to different projects, concepts or initiatives. The application period will start on 6 December and end on 31 January at 19:00 CET.
Applications can be modified and updated while they are in draft state. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your application to avoid last minute problems, such as page loading delays that may occur around the closing of submissions. Only applications that are submitted by the official deadline will be considered by the Evaluation Committee.
WHAT DOES THE PRIZE CONSIST OF?
The winners in each category and each strand will receive a monetary prize (one winner per category in each strand selected by the jury and one per strand selected by public voting, i.e. 15 winners in total):
- EUR 30,000 for winners of the New European Bauhaus Champions and New European Bauhaus Education Champions, and
- EUR 15,000 for winners of the New European Bauhaus Rising Stars.
In addition to a monetary amount, each winner of a prize will benefit from a communication package provided by the Commission (e.g. promotion in the Commission’s social media and websites, production of a short video and support in promoting the projects).
More information HERE.