01. Eligibility

• Entries are open to independent practitioners, studios, firms, brands, manufacturers and multidisciplinary teams from any country.
• Completed, in-progress, conceptual and prototype work may be entered, provided its current status is represented accurately.
• The entrant must be the creator, rights holder or authorised representative of the submitted work.
• Collaborative work is accepted. All principal contributors and image credits must be identified accurately.
• There is no completion-year field or mandatory completion-date requirement for the 2026 entry cycle.

Original work only. Entries that infringe intellectual-property rights, contain misleading claims or misrepresent authorship may be disqualified.

02. Categories

Select the discipline that best represents the project’s main purpose and outcome. A project entered in more than one category requires a separate submission and fee for each category.

03. Submission Requirements

Entries are submitted online in English. Prepare the following before opening the form:

1. Applicant details: company or studio name, contact name and a valid email address.
2. Project details: project title and one primary award category.
3. Design concept: an English statement of 150–500 words covering the brief, the central idea, your design response, key materials or methods, and the intended impact.
4. Cover image: one image that best represents the project.
5. Project gallery: 8–12 photographs, renders or diagrams showing the work as a complete design.
6. Consent: confirmation that the information is accurate and that you have permission to submit and display the materials.

Image and File Guidance

• Use clear, high-quality files suitable for digital review and publication.
• Avoid dominant watermarks, decorative borders and unnecessary promotional text.
• Upload only material for which publication permission and appropriate credits have been secured.
• You can upload several files at once, and the form shows the maximum file size. If a file is too large, compress it before uploading.

04. Entry Fees & Schedule

One fee covers one project in one category.

• The applicable fee is determined by the date the complete entry and payment are received.
• Multiple projects and multiple-category submissions require separate entries and fees.
• Entry fees are non-refundable once an entry has been processed. We will refund a verified duplicate payment, a confirmed technical charging error, or any case where the law requires it.
• Payment confirms processing of an entry; it does not guarantee selection, recognition or an award.
• The €350 trophy is optional and available only to awarded entrants. Purchasing a trophy has no effect on award results.

05. Evaluation Process

Entries are reviewed on the strength of the work presented. Evaluation considers the project as a whole, with particular attention to:

FRA Awards may contact entrants for clarification or additional material. Award decisions are final. Individual scores and reviewer comments are not released.

06. Awards & Recognition

Eligible entries may be recognised at one of the following levels:

• Design of the Year — the highest distinction for exceptional work within the award cycle.
• FRA Winner — awarded to projects demonstrating outstanding overall design quality.
• Honourable Mention — recognising notable achievement and a strong contribution to the discipline.

Awarded entrants receive digital award materials and are included in the official FRA Awards winner archive. The optional physical trophy costs €350; VAT and international shipping are charged separately where applicable.

Results and announcement dates will be published through official FRA Awards channels after the final entry deadline.

07. Rights, Credits & Publicity

• Copyright and ownership remain with the entrant and relevant rights holders.
• By submitting, the entrant grants FRA Awards permission to store and review the entry for award administration.
• If the project is awarded, the entrant grants FRA Awards a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to reproduce submitted text and images for award announcements, the winner archive, social media, press, exhibitions and FRA Awards promotional material, with reasonable credit.
• The entrant is responsible for obtaining all required permissions from clients, collaborators, photographers and other rights holders before submission.
• Do not submit confidential, restricted or commercially sensitive information that cannot be reviewed or published.

Personal information is handled in accordance with the FRA Awards Privacy Policy.

08. Changes, Withdrawal & Disqualification

• Entrants should review all information carefully before payment and final submission.
• Reasonable correction requests may be considered before the final deadline, but changes are not guaranteed once review has begun.
• An entrant may request withdrawal; processed entry fees remain non-refundable except as stated above.
• FRA Awards may reject or disqualify entries that are incomplete, unpaid, submitted to an unsuitable category, misleading, unlawful, infringing or inconsistent with these guidelines.
• If circumstances require changes to dates or procedures, updated information will be published through official FRA Awards channels.

09. Final Checklist