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Audience :
Académie des Savoir-Faire
- Presentation
- Every two years, we invite around twenty craftsmen and designers to take a forward-looking look at a universal material.
- Contest date
- April - July
- Award program/promotion
- Work program (9 months) / skills enhancement / meetings with specialists
- Initiator
- Hermès Corporate Foundation
- Information
- fondationdentreprisehermes.org/en/program/academie-des-savoir-faire
Audience :
Aiap Women In Design Award
- Presentation
- To recognize and share the contributions of women designers in the field of visual communication design, who enhance the world of graphic design.
- Contest date
- Call for entries every two years
- Award program/promotion
- Visibility via catalog and exhibition
- Initiator
- Aiap
- Information
- aiap-awda.com/award
Audience :
Assistance for setting up or modernizing arts and crafts workshops (AIMA)
- Presentation
- The aim of this aid is to support, as a priority, very small businesses where one or more professionals practice a craft, particularly a rare or endangered craft.
- Contest date
- March 24 to May 4
- Award program/promotion
- The total amount of aid (whatever the nature of the eligible project) may not exceed 7,000 euros per company selected, and may not exceed 50% of the total cost (excluding VAT) of the project presented by the company.
- Initiator
- French Ministry of Culture
- Information
- www.culture.gouv.fr/catalogue-des-demarches-et-subventions/appels-a-projets-candidatures/aide-a-l-installation-ou-a-la-modernisation-d-ateliers-d-artisanat-d-art-aima
Audience :
Agora stock exchange
- Presentation
- Support for the diversity, creativity and richness of French design.
Biannual scheme including research/curation grants for the creation of an exhibition and a prize for outstanding writing on design practices. - Contest date
- Refer to the website
- Award program/promotion
- RESEARCH: awarded every two years to two prizewinners.
CURATOR: Allows the development of an exhibition project that advances thinking on design and highlights the discipline's thinking.
OUTSTANDING WRITING - Initiator
- Association Agora du Design
- Information
- bourseagora.fr/
Audience :
ADAGP dynamo grant
- Presentation
- To encourage emerging designers and facilitate their contact with the professional world, the Dynamo! bursary was set up to reward a duo consisting of a designer and a professional structure for an innovative social or environmental project.
- Contest date
- December 05-February 05
- Award program/promotion
- 4,000 and €5,000 to create a prototype or model.
- Initiator
- ADAGP
- Information
- www.adagp.fr/fr/soutien-la-creation-artistique/aides-directes-aux-artistes/bourses-et-dotations/bourse-dynamo
Audience :
Andam Mode competition
- Presentation
- Financial and logistical support for fashion designers and entrepreneurs chosen after a selection process lasting several months
- Contest date
- January - May
- Award program/promotion
- Fashion Accessories Prize: prize of 100,000 euros / advice and support / visibility / workshop
Grand Prix: prize of 300,000 euros / privileged one-year support to develop the brand, both creatively and strategically.
Creative Label Prize: 100,000 euros / advice on digital and commercial strategy, for one year. - Initiator
- ANDAM
- Information
- andam.fr/prices-fashion-accessories/
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Déclics Jeunes competition
- Presentation
- Supports innovative, community-based projects.
- Contest date
- November - February
- Award program/promotion
- Endowment between €3,000 and €8,000
- Initiator
- Fondation de France
- Information
- fondationdefrance.org/en/appels-a-projets/concours-declics-jeunes-pour-les-jeunes-qui-invent-le-monde-de-demain
Audience :
European Social Innovation Contest
- Presentation
- Seek out projects that focus on optimizing the production, use and consumption of sustainable products, and that can be implemented on a local, national and European scale.
- Contest date
- March to mid-May
- Award program/promotion
- 50,000 endowment
- Initiator
- European Commission
- Information
- cress-pdl.org/european-contest-for-social-innovation-2022/
Audience :
Matières Libres competition
- Presentation
- Helping young people graduating from art and craft schools or self-taught artists make the transition to professional life.
- Contest date
- April - July
- Award program/promotion
- Endowment of 5,000 euros
- Initiator
- Association Matières Libres
- Information
- matieres-libres.org/
Audience : / /
Creator of the future
- Presentation
- Distinguishing entrepreneurial initiatives led by women.
- Contest date
- June - September
- Award program/promotion
- PRIX CREATRICE D'AVENIR: 7,500 euros / support / visibility via partners / mobility via partners
PUBLIC PRIZE: 4,500 euros / support / visibility via partners / mobility via partners - Initiator
- Initiative Ile-de-France
- Information
- creatricesdavenir.com/
Audience :
Design Parade Hyères
- Presentation
- The Festival is divided into two parts: a design festival in Hyères and an interior architecture festival in Toulon. The Festival presents 10 young international interior designers selected by a prestigious jury.
- Contest date
- see on website
- Award program/promotion
- GRAND PRIX: One-year research residency program at Sèvres / One-year research stay at the Centre International de Recherche sur le Verre et les Arts plastiques in Marseille / Solo exhibition at Villa Noailles
SAMMODE AWARD: 5,000 euro grant / technical support / visibility
EYES ON TALENTS SPECIAL MENTION: visibility - Initiator
- Villa Noailles
- Information
- villanoailles-hyeres.com/festivals/design-parade-hyeres
Audience :
Dhl Mode International
- Presentation
- Promoting fashion companies with strong international potential
- Contest date
- July-September
- Award program/promotion
- 10,000 euros in DHL Express shipping coupons, coaching on international transport and online sales strategy, participation in an international trade show and coaching on export strategy.
- Initiator
- French Federation of Women's Ready-to-Wear
- Information
- portal.dhl.fr/
Audience :
European Design Awards
- Presentation
- Annual awards for European designers in the field of communication design.
35 award categories, including branding, packaging, exhibition design, typography, digital design, illustration and self-promotion. Three special awards are also presented: Agency of the Year, Best Show and Jury Prize. - Contest date
- December - February
- Award program/promotion
- Trophy / diploma / exposure / recognition
- Initiator
- A joint initiative of design magazines from all over Europe, endorsed by the International Design Council.
- Information
- europeandesign.org/
Audience :
FAIRE - Pavillon de l'Arsenal
- Presentation
- Accelerating innovative architectural and urban projects.
The FAIRE platform invites multi-disciplinary teams to propose new avenues of research and innovative experimentation in response to major urban challenges: climate, energy, greening, mobility, sobriety, etc.
- Contest date
- September 30 - November 17
- Award program/promotion
- Award for 8 winners, including at least 1 young graduate or student prize.
Can finance up to €15,000 incl. tax. Budget includes project execution and research fees.
- Initiator
- Pavillon de l'Arsenal
- Information
- www.faireparis.com/fr/a-propos/
Audience :
Festival de Hyères - Fashion Accessories
- Presentation
- To promote young designers in the fields of fashion, accessories and photography.
At the Villa Noailles and the Villa d'Hyères, the festival is organized around three competitions, exhibitions and round-table discussions bringing together the ten candidates selected in each category: stylists, accessory designers and photographers. The selected creations are presented in the form of fashion shows for the fashion competition, and group exhibitions for the fashion accessories and photography competitions. - Contest date
- see on website
- Award program/promotion
- FASHION ACCESSORIES JURY GRAND PRIX: 20,000 euro prize (for specific project) / visibility via exhibition and partners
HERMÈS FASHION ACCESSORIES PRIZE: 20,000 euro prize (for specific project) / visibility via exhibition and partners - Initiator
- Villa Noailles
- Information
- villanoailles.com/
Audience :
Festival de Hyères - Fashion Photography
- Presentation
- To promote young designers in the fields of fashion, accessories and photography.
At the Villa Noailles and the Villa d'Hyères, the festival is organized around three competitions, exhibitions and round-table discussions bringing together the ten candidates selected in each category: stylists, accessory designers and photographers. The selected creations are presented in the form of fashion shows for the fashion competition, and group exhibitions for the fashion accessories and photography competitions. - Contest date
- see on website
- Award program/promotion
- PHOTOGRAPHY JURY GRAND PRIZE: 20,000 euros prize / visibility via exhibition and partners
AMERICAN VINTAGE PRIZE: endowment of 15,000 euros / visibility via exhibition and partners - Initiator
- Villa Noailles
- Information
- villanoailles-hyeres.com/
Audience :
Banque Populaire National Corporate Foundation
- Presentation
- Support the life projects of creative, talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a taste for innovation, in three areas:
Music - Disability - Arts and Crafts
- Contest date
- December/March and June/September
- Award program/promotion
- The minimum amount committed to the project must be €20,000.
- Initiator
- Banque Populaire Foundation
- Information
- www.fondationbanquepopulaire.fr/
Audience :
France Design impact award APCI
- Presentation
- The French design award for projects with a positive impact on society, accelerating environmental, economic and societal transitions.
- Contest date
- October 15
- Award program/promotion
- 13 awards to promote impact design
- Initiator
- Agency for the Promotion of Industrial Creation APCI
- Information
- apci-design.fr/france-design-impact-award-applications-are-open/
Audience :
German Design Awards
- Presentation
- Awards in three main categories: design, communication and architecture.
- Contest date
- April - July
- Award program/promotion
- Endowment / promotion / recognition through a title
- Initiator
- German Design Council
- Information
- german-design-award.com/en/
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Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris
- Presentation
- Highlighting and supporting six talents in the fields of design, fashion and crafts, and a prize dedicated to fashion accessories in partnership with ADC.
- Contest date
- May
- Award program/promotion
- 18,000 prize / visibility via exhibition and partners
- Initiator
- City of Paris
- Information
- bdmma.paris/les-prix/les-grands-prix-de-la-creation-de-la-ville-de-paris/
Audience :
Joseph Binder Competition
- Presentation
- To support independent, conceptual, scientific and non-commercial activities in the fields of graphic design and illustration. Prizes awarded to five outstanding projects.
- Contest date
- Call for entries every two years
- Award program/promotion
- In each of the 12 categories: 1 trophy per winner. FICTION DESIGN PRIZE: up to 2,500 euros All shortlisted entries: catalog visibility
- Initiator
- Designaustria
- Information
- jba_en.submit.to/landing/award
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Talents in luxury and creation
- Presentation
- Supporting and rewarding the best designers in the luxury sector.
- Contest date
- Visit our website
- Award program/promotion
- Nine Talents are awarded each year: visibility via international communication campaign / notoriety / recognition
- Initiator
- Center du luxe et de la création
- Information
- www.centreduluxe.com/
Audience :
Loewe Foundation Craft
- Presentation
- Celebrating excellence and innovation in modern craftsmanship, and rewarding artists whose talent, vision and innovation promise to set a new standard for the future.
- Contest date
- July - October
- Award program/promotion
- 50,000 prize / visibility via exhibition
- Initiator
- Loewe Foundation and Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Information
- craftprize.loewe.com/en/home
Audience :
Rotary Arts and Crafts Award
- Presentation
- To combat our society's undervaluing and misunderstanding of the human, social, cultural and economic dimension of craftsmanship, by helping these craftsmen and artists to continue practicing their art and pass on their threatened know-how.
- Contest date
- see on website
- Award program/promotion
- Diploma
- Initiator
- Rotary Club de Paris
- Information
- rotaryparis.org/en/actions-actualites-rotary-club-de-paris/soutien-aux-jeunes/prix-artisanat-d-art
Audience :
Audi Talents Awards
- Presentation
- To reward innovative artistic projects and give their creators the financial, artistic and media means to realize them and present them to the public.
- Contest date
- January - March
- Award program/promotion
- Endowment / visibility via exhibition and communication campaign
- Initiator
- Audi Talents
- Information
- audi.fr/en/web/en/univers-audi/program-audi-talents.html
Audience :
Prix Avenir Métiers d'Art
- Presentation
- Help talented young people bring their projects to fruition, through recognition, useful contacts and advice, and an endowment to invest in equipment or finance professional experience abroad.
- Contest date
- See on the site
- Award program/promotion
- 1ST REGIONAL PRIZE: minimum prize of 150 euros
1ST NATIONAL PRIZE: 2,000 euro scholarship
2ND NATIONAL PRIZES: 1,000 euro scholarship
3RD NATIONAL PRIZE: 500 euro scholarship - Initiator
- INMA, with the support of the Michèle and Antoine Riboud Foundation
- Information
- institut-metiersdart.org/formations/prix-avenir-metiers-art
Audience :
Prix De La Jeune Création Du Verre Français
- Presentation
- Accompany artists and craftspeople in residence at a glass workshop set up in the museum.
- Contest date
- December - April
- Award program/promotion
- 5,000 prize / visibility via Biennale des verriers
- Initiator
- The Carmaux Museum / Glass Art Center (MCDAV)
- Information
- www.museeverre-tarn.com/
Audience :
Prix de la Jeune Création Métiers d'Art
- Presentation
- Highlighting the sector's diversity.
- Contest date
- Until the end of March
- Award program/promotion
- Visibility through exhibitions, participation in trade fairs and communication campaigns
- Initiator
- Ateliers d'Art de France
- Information
- ateliersdart.com/prix-de-la-jeune-creation-metiers-d%E2%80%99art,5,108.htm
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Vocation Award
- Presentation
- Help 20 young people a year who are having difficulty realizing their vocation.
- Contest date
- January - May
- Award program/promotion
- Endowment of 10,000 euros
- Initiator
- Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Foundation
- Information
- foundationvocation.org/
Audience :
Prix des Artisanes
- Presentation
- Reveal the full force of the arts and crafts and celebrate the contribution of women in these fields.
- Contest date
- June
- Award program/promotion
- Professional support and spotlighting
- Initiator
- ELLE Magazine
- Information
- elle.fr/pages/Prix-des-artisanes
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Arab World Institute design and fashion prize
- Presentation
- Highlight emerging and established designers from the Arab world, with a view to demonstrating their know-how, productive genius and the creation of new materials. They offer a contemporary reading of the Arab world's exceptional art of living through the prism of design.
- Award program/promotion
- Exhibition
- Initiator
- Arab World Institute
- Information
- www.imarabe.org/fr/magazine/prix-du-design-2025
Audience :
Andam Innovation Award
- Presentation
- Support for French and international creators, entrepreneurs and start-ups wishing to develop their projects in France, offering creative, innovative and technological solutions that take into account economic, ecological and social issues.
- Contest date
- January - May
- Award program/promotion
- Award of 100,000 euros / comprehensive one-year support, access to the ANDAM network, prestigious incubators, the IFM Start program and all the institutional and private stakeholders in Fashion Technology.
- Initiator
- ANDAM
- Information
- andam.fr/prix-innovation-andam/
Audience : /
Liliane Bettencourt Prize for the intelligence of the hand
- Presentation
- Rewarding craftsmanship, creativity and innovation.
Two awards, Talents d'exception and Dialogues, recognize craftsmen and designers for achievements that illustrate the intelligence of the hand. - Contest date
- November - September
- Award program/promotion
- HAND INTELLIGENCE: endowment of 50,000 euros / support up to 100,000 euros
DIALOGUES: endowment of 50,000 euros / support up to 20,000 euros - Initiator
- Bettencourt Schueller Foundation
- Information
- fondationbs.org/en
Audience :
Lvmh price
- Presentation
- Rewarding young fashion designers (men's/women's) and recent graduates who are completing their studies.
- Contest date
- December - February
- Award program/promotion
- PRIX LVMH jeunes: endowment of 300,000 euros / personalized mentoring for one year
PRIX KARL LAGERFELD: endowment of 150,000 euros / personalized mentoring for one year
PRIX JEUNES DIPLOMES: 10,000 euro scholarship / internship - Initiator
- LVMH Group
- Information
- lvmh.fr/groupe/engagements/leadership-entrepreneurship/prix-lvmh-jeunes-createurs-de-mode-initiative-lvmh/
Audience : /
Prix monnaie de Paris
- Presentation
- Each year, La Monnaie de Paris awards a prize to a creator - plastic artist or designer - for an original medal project.
- Contest date
- October 6 to December 7
- Award program/promotion
- The winner receives a cash prize of 10,000 euros, as well as time to exchange ideas, create and produce at our Paris workshops.
- Initiator
- La Monnaie de Paris
- Information
- www.monnaiedeparis.fr/fr/prix-de-la-monnaie-de-paris
Audience :
Paris Shop & Design Award
- Presentation
- Rewarding the most innovative design initiatives for retail spaces in Paris: local shops and services, cafés, hotels and restaurants.
- Contest date
- March - May
- Award program/promotion
- Recognition/promotion/visibility via partners
- Initiator
- Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Information
- entreprises.cci-paris-idf.fr/web/cci75/prix-paris-shop-design
Audience :
Know-How Transmission Award
- Presentation
- Enable young adults or adults undergoing retraining to complete their training by taking on a full-time internship in an artisan's workshop for one year.
- Contest date
- July - October
- Award program/promotion
- Endowment of 10,000 euros / one-year internship in a craftsman's workshop
- Initiator
- City of Paris / BDMMA
- Information
- bdmma.paris/awards/awards-know-how-in-transmission/
Audience :
Villa Kujoyama
- Presentation
- To welcome craftspeople and artists whose projects have a real connection with Japan, and who are active in the cultural, artistic, professional and academic circles of Kyoto, the Kansai region and the archipelago as a whole.
- Contest date
- 1st quarter of the year
- Award program/promotion
- 2-6 month research stay / visibility via exhibition
- Initiator
- French Institute
- Information
- villakujoyama.jp/tomorrow/
Audience : / /
Wise Women
- Presentation
- The Wise Women Call for Projects is an initiative designed to support the fresh ideas of recent female graduates and help them turn their artistic projects into reality.
- Contest date
- October 10 to November 28
- Award program/promotion
- Winners in each category benefit from a tailor-made program structured around a day of project acceleration and 5 meetings with professionals, active and influential resources chosen for their expertise and inspiring track record in the creative industries.
- Initiator
- Wise Women
- Information
- www.wisewomen.fr/actions/appel-a-projet