Prizes: All applications

UFFRUR! … on the Road is a traveling theater and music spectacle that reimagines the German Peasants’ War of 1524–1525 as an immersive cultural experience. Touring sixteen locations in southwest Germany, it transformed public spaces into vibrant environments combining theater, live music, storytelling, and participatory activities. By bringing history into public space, the project connects regional heritage with contemporary questions of justice, democracy, and participation.

A bio-based, biodegradable film made from prickly pear cactus and spent coffee waste, sewable, colour-adaptable, and compatible with conventional manufacturing equipment. Developed in Cyprus from locally abundant agricultural and domestic residues, this circular material offers a drop-in alternative to synthetic films across fashion, accessories and packaging, replicable anywhere the waste streams exist.

ROOF OFFLINE: A hybrid event series that transforms urban rooftops into vibrant public squares, bridging the gap between digital information and offline community action through art, critical thinking, and social dialogue. A trusted project that brind social change from the independent media outlet AGORA on the Moldovan market. RoofOffline happen in the capital city Chisinau and bring together influencers, journalists and cultural workers in real dialogues with urban, young population.

ExtrArtis is an innovative co-regeneration project that revitalises lesser-known Grand Tour venues through artist residencies. Since 2020, it has connected artists, communities and cultural heritage across generations, transforming historic places into living spaces for creativity. By bringing contemporary art into built heritage, ExtrArtis reimagines the built environment as a catalyst for sustainable cultural change, fostering new relationships between people and places.

#WhyLessWaste transforms waste collected from natural environments into artworks, performances, and public education tools that make environmental damage visible and emotionally tangible. By combining direct action, artistic practice, and civic awareness, the initiative helps people rethink their relationship with waste and reduce littering in everyday life.

Playground4All transforms neglected neighbourhood sports courts into vibrant community hubs through art, sport, and citizen participation. Residents co-design the spaces, contribute to their renovation, and lead activities that promote inclusion, health, and local culture. By turning abandoned public spaces into beautiful, accessible and community-owned places, Playground4All strengthens social cohesion, local democracy, and opportunities for vulnerable communities.

Every day, dust and grime silently steal up to 30% of a solar panel's energy output. SolarClean fixes this automatically. Our solar-powered robotic system cleans residential panels daily using only morning dew and sunlight. No human intervention, no rooftop climbing, no chemicals. At just €600, it pays for itself in under 3 years. Clean panels. More energy. Zero effort. SolarClean makes the green transition work harder for everyone.

“La Talaverona” Environmental Center transforms a degraded peri-urban space in Las Rozas de Madrid into a vibrant hub for sustainability, nature, and community life. Restored heritage buildings, renewable energy, rainwater reuse, and biodiversity landscapes create a living laboratory for ecological transition. Through inclusive gardens, environmental education, and participatory programmes, the project reconnects people with nature while demonstrating a replicable model of urban regeneration.

We uncover concrete sidewalks to plant native trees and plants on the heart of São Paulo

In the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes, the buriti palm grows in biodiverse wetlands and supports traditional communities. Harvested through sustainable extractivism without cutting a single tree, it becomes Buriti BioFoam, a plant-based acoustic biomaterial. Transforming a renewable forest resource into a circular material for architecture and interior design, it helps decarbonise construction, reduce embodied energy, and improve acoustic comfort in healthier indoor environment.