Total prize money
The total prize money for each cycle of the regional and global Holcim Awards is USD 2 million (total USD 1,825,000 in the main category, USD 175,000 in the "Next Generation" category).
The prize money for each of the five regional competitions is USD 270,000 (regional Holcim Awards Gold USD 100,000; regional Holcim Awards Silver USD 50,000; regional Holcim Awards Bronze USD 25,000; 3-6 regional Acknowledgement prizes with a total budget of USD 60,000). On regional level, juries will also award three “Next Generation” prizes from a total budget of USD 35,000 per region (1st prize: USD 20,000 / 2nd prize: USD 10,000 / 3rd prize: USD 5,000).
The projects awarded Holcim Awards Gold, Holcim Awards Silver, or Holcim Awards Bronze in all regional competitions automatically qualify for the global phase of the Holcim Awards competition in 2009. The total prize amount for the global competition is USD 650,000 (global Holcim Awards Gold: USD 300,000; global Holcim Awards Silver USD 200,000; global Holcim Awards Bronze USD 100,000 and global Holcim Innovation prize USD 50,000).
All prizes are awarded to the person listed as Main Author on the entry form as the Holcim Foundation’s sole contact. In the case of a project submitted by more than one author, the Main Author must indicate how prize money will be distributed (in percentages) between the Main Author and all Further Authors listed. All prizes are subject to the positive outcome of a verification process to check project eligibility and compliance with local and international laws and regulations.