The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Department are now accepting applications for the 2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security. The GCSP Prize for Innovation celebrates individuals and organisations that are advancing bold, creative, and impactful solutions in the field of global security. The first-place laureate receives a CHF 10,000 cash prize.

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The 24th edition of ADC Young Guns is open for entries. Founded by the Art Directors Club in 1996 as a showcase of emerging creative talent, ADC Young Guns is a portfolio-based competition for creative professionals 30 years of age or under, and has grown to become one of the most coveted accolades in the global creative community. Winning an ADC Young Guns award is a recognition of emerging creative talent. Winners join the ADC Young Guns alumni community and are celebrated at the ADC Young Guns 24 Celebration in January 2027, at Sony Hall in New York City.

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The Creative Communication Award (C2A) is an international awards program recognizing outstanding achievement in communication design and visual storytelling. Open to professionals, agencies, studios, freelancers, and students from around the world, C2A honors creative work across graphic design, advertising, branding, packaging, typography, illustration, digital media, photography, and visual communication. Winners receive international recognition through publication, media exposure, inclusion in the official winners showcase, winner certificates, and winner badges.

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The Architecture & Design Collection Awards (ADCA) returns for its 5th edition, inviting architects, designers, studios, artists, photographers, students, developers, and creative professionals worldwide to submit their work. Organised by Architecture & Design Community (ADC), the ADCA provides an international platform for projects evaluated across a broad spectrum of creative and professional fields of design and architecture. Winners receive international recognition, an electronic certificate of achievement, personalised winner logos, promotional visuals, a dedicated winner’s landing page, social media exposure, media partner visibility, and the opportunity to order the official ADCA trophy.

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The Korean Federation of Design Industry Associations (KODIA) is calling for applications to the Global Design iT Award 2026. This is Korea’s representative international design award, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. The Award’s purpose is to discover design companies and designers who have created social impact with special ‘iT’ designs and to promote international exchange.

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Aesthetica Magazine is looking for work that demonstrates innovation and creativity, for its annual Aesthetica Art Prize competition, open for entries for 2026. Hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, this art prize is a celebration of excellence in art. It offers both emerging and established artists the opportunity to showcase their work to a wider audience, and further their engagement with the international art world. The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates contemporary art in all its forms, offering opportunities for exhibition at a major public gallery alongside online publication and £10,000 prize money.

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Communication Arts magazine is accepting entries to the 2027 Interactive Competition — the most prestigious design competition for interactive media. Any project — interface design, educational and entertainment program, interactive product display or application — created for digital distribution on Desktop, interactive installation, handheld device, online service or the World Wide Web is eligible. Selected by a representative panel of distinguished developers, interface designers and creative directors, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts 2025 Interactive Annual, in print and digital editions, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure.

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Registration is open for the iF Design Award 2027, one of the world’s most prestigious design awards. Organized from Germany since 1954, the iF label is a reliable sign of good design for consumers, brands and the design community. International design experts meet to select award-winning designs, basing their decision on strictly neutral evaluation standards.

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BBA Gallery, a contemporary art gallery based in Berlin, Germany, calls for entries to the BBA Artist Prize 2027. The open call invites artists from around the world to submit their work for a chance to be shortlisted and exhibited at the gallery’s Berlin space. The best works will be awarded with cash prizes, an Artsy profile, online promotion, and – for the first-prize winner – a solo exhibition at BBA Gallery in Berlin.

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The IN:SENSE Design Award is an international sensory design competition celebrating work that goes beyond sight to engage sound, touch, scent, light, space, and emotion. Under the theme “Design Beyond Sight”, the 2027 Award invites sensory design projects across a wide range of disciplines, including product design, spatial design, service design, digital interaction, AI-powered systems, art, and research. Open to students, emerging creatives, and design professionals worldwide, the Award invites entries across four categories.

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