With the aim of raising awareness among students who will lead the future of coin design, the Japan Mint is hosting the International Coin Design Competition (ICDC) 2026, inviting participation from students both in Japan and abroad. Any student who is registered at any school and was born on or after 31 August 1996 is qualified to enter and submission of a coin design (the obverse and reverse sides) is required. The best designs will be awarded with monetary prizes, plaques, certificates and more. The Grand Award is 100,000 yen.

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The Green Product Awards are open for submissions for 2027, awarding the best products of established companies and start-ups, as well as visionary design concepts. For the 2027 cycle, the Awards introduce a clear certification structure where all submissions are checked, reviewed by the international expert jury and assessed against published criteria. Projects that qualify are recognized as Finalists or Winners and receive defined communication assets, seals and certificate.

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The Stanford Center on Longevity invites university students from around the world to compete in the 2026-2027 Longevity Design Challenge, on the theme “Human-Centered Robotics for Longevity”. For its fourteenth year, the design theme, “Human-Centered Robotics for Longevity,” explores how robotics can support longer lives while strengthening, rather than replacing, the relationships and communities that make those lives worth living. Top winners receive cash prizes of $10,000 (1st place), $5,000 (2nd place), $2,000 (3rd place). Finalists receive a $1,000 cash prize and mentorship from industry experts and researchers.

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The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards have officially opened for entries for their 2027 edition. Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit their short films for free. Now in their fifth year, the Awards continue to grow, offering emerging filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their work on a global stage, build industry connections and develop their craft through an exclusive industry program.

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The LSE Generate Global Innovation Challenge 2026, in partnership with LSE Generate and Crimson Education, invites high-school students worldwide to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Whether it’s a product, app, service, or social initiative tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals, you’ll learn to think like an entrepreneur through expert-led webinars and exclusive resources. Participants have the opportunity to gain international recognition and compete for prizes, including cash awards of up to US$1,000 and internship opportunities with LSE Generate founders.

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The Fondation Jacques Rougerie – Académie des Beaux-Arts has launched the 2026 edition of their international Architecture and Innovation Competition. The competition is open for architectural project related to flood-prone lands, the sea, or space. In 2026, a total of six International Grand Prizes will be awarded, each endowed with €7,000, for a total prize fund of €42,000.

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Applied Arts Media is calling for entries to their 2026 Advertising Awards competition, open to creatives from all parts of the world. The Applied Arts Advertising Awards recognize the ideas, craft and creative thinking that continue to make impact. Whether you are an agency looking to showcasing award-winning campaigns or a creative individual looking to stay connected in the industry, the Applied Arts Advertising Awards offer industry recognition, national exposure and a respected benchmark for creative excellence. Winning an Applied Arts Advertising Award puts your work in front of leading ad & marketing professionals — a career-boosting platform for your creativity.

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Celebrating a decade of shaping global architectural discourse, Volume Zero proudly introduces Tiny House 2026 – their 31st international architecture competition. Tiny House 2026 aims to celebrate individuality, reimagine sustainability and to exalt simple, innovative yet resourceful living. This competition stands as a testament to Volume Zero’s ongoing mission: to explore how architecture can create thoughtful, efficient, and inspiring living environments within a minimal footprint. The total prize fund for 2026 is $5,000. The best four projects will be awarded. 10 Honorable mentions will also be selected.

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The Kokuyo Design Award 2027, themed “dialogue.” has been announced! This time the Award focuses on the reciprocal relationships that lie behind excellent design, specifically between “the people who create objects, and the users,” “the users and the objects,” and “the objects and their surrounding environment”. Kokuyo are seeking designs that explore unknown ideas and insights within this new “space” and expand the possibilities of living, learning, and working. The best design will be awarded with ¥2,000,000 — about $13,000. Three Merit awards of ¥500,000 each, will also be selected, along with up to 10 winners for the New Generation Award — awarded with ¥30,000 each.

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PHOTO IS:RAEL is pleased to invite artists to submit proposals for the Main Exhibition of the 13th International Photography Festival, taking place in Tel Aviv in October 2026. The theme of this year’s festival is Citizens. Selected works will be exhibited in the Festival’s Main Exhibition and featured in the 2026 Festival catalog and website.

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