The STARTS Prize is the grand prize of the European Commission that honors projects that demonstrate the successful integration of science, technology, and art to contribute to social and economic innovation. Two grand prize winners and up to ten honorary mentions are selected by an international jury each year. The prize is funded under Horizon 2020 and is awarded on behalf of the European Commission, Ars Electronica in collaboration with BOZAR and Waag Society.
European Commission’s STARTS Prize 2023 calls on artists, scientists, technologists, institutions, labs, and companies.
The STARTS Prize Trophy was designed by Nick Ervinck. Photography by Peter Verplanck.
The STARTS Prize 2022 of the European Commission is calling on artists, scientists, technologists, institutions, labs, and companies to submit their best projects starting today. This year, as every year, the commission is looking for groundbreaking works at the intersection of science, technology, and art that can contribute to scientific and societal innovation. Two prizes will be awarded, each endowed with 20,000 euros: the “Grand Prize –Innovative Collaboration” goes to innovative projects that combine industry or technology and the arts, to open new paths for innovation. The “Grand Prize – Artistic Exploration” honors artistic research and works that have the potential to influence or change the way technology is used, applied, or perceived. In addition to the prize money, winners receive the coveted STARTS Prize Trophies and will appear at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz in September, Bozar in Brussels, Waag in Amsterdam, the Frankfurter Buch Messe, and various other events at partner institutions. Works can be submitted until March 2; there is no fee to participate in the competition. The STARTS Prize of the European Commission is promoted and managed by Ars Electronica, Bozar, Waag, INOVA+, T6 Ecosystems, French Tech Grande Provence, and the Frankfurter Buch Messe. The competition is part of the STARTS Initiative of the European Commission
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- There is no fee to enter the S+T+ARTS Prize 2023 competition.
- An artist may submit more than one work.
- Two prizes will be awarded, each endowed with 20,000 euros: the “Grand Prize –Innovative Collaboration” goes to innovative projects that combine industry or technology and the arts, to open new paths for innovation. The “Grand Prize – Artistic Exploration” honors artistic research and works that have the potential to influence or change the way technology is used, applied, or perceived.
Eligibilities
- Citizen Science Initiatives in the European Research Area
Eligible Regions: This includes the European Union, all overseas countries and territories linked to EU member states, and all third countries associated to or currently negotiating an association agreement with Horizon Europe .
Application Process
- To participate in the S+T+ARTS Prize, you must register online and submit all mandatory information online. A submission is complete and formally entered in the competition only if all information has been entered online and the submission has been finalized online.
- An entry confirmation will be sent out via e-mail as soon as all required documentation has been received.
- Every submitted project must be, at the time of its submission, either totally completed or far enough along for the jury to be able to assess its quality and the likelihood of it being successfully implemented.
- The same applies to collaborative arrangements—at the time they’re submitted, they must already be up-and-running and in the implementation stage. No consideration will be given to entries that are purely concepts, ideas or proposals for collaboration.
- Projects should not be older than two years or have to show a significant update or further development within the last two years.
- If your entry is awarded a prize, your material will be used for the catalog, DVD (CD) and the Prix Ars Electronica website or any communication purpose from Ars Electronica, BOZAR, Waag, INOVA+, T6 Ecosystems, French Tech Grande Provence and Frankfurter Buchmesse or the European Union (see Rights), so we ask you to prepare your picture and text material carefully.
- If you send in additional material pertaining to your submission via post, please mail it by the submission deadline (date of postmark is determinative) to: Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG Ars-Electronica-Straße 1 4040 Linz, Austria Code: S+T+ARTS Prize
Application Deadline: March 3, 2023
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