European Union | New European Bauhaus Prizes 2026
The New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes celebrate innovative projects and ideas that embody NEB values—sustainability, inclusivity, and beauty. A total of 13 winners will be selected in four different categories.
Who can apply
The NEB Prizes 2026 are open to projects and concepts implemented in the EU, in the Western Balkans and Ukraine. Moldova will also join the competition this year. In addition, an international prize of the New European Bauhaus Prizes will be open to Japan and Brazil.
Prize Categories and Strands
The Prizes 2026 will award 13 winners in the four new categories based on the thematic axes of transformation that guide the delivery of the New European Bauhaus:
- Enhancing Circularity, Sustainability, and Innovation
- Strengthening Local Democracy and Inclusion
- Arts, Culture, and Heritage as Drivers of Change
- Enablers for New European Bauhaus Transformation
In each of the four categories, two parallel competition strands are established:
- Strand A: "New European Bauhaus Champions" will be devoted to existing and completed projects with clear and positive results.
- Strand B: "New European Bauhaus Rising Stars" will be dedicated to concepts submitted by young talents aged 30 years old or less. The concepts can be at different stages of development, from ideas with a clear plan to the prototype level.
Awards
A total of 13 winners and 14 runners up will be selected by an expert jury and will receive a monetary prize of:
- 30,000 euros for winners of the New European Bauhaus Champions (Strand A)
- 15,000 euros for winners of the New European Bauhaus Rising Stars (Strand B)
- 20,000 euros for winners of the 'NEB Water Resilience'
- 20,000 euros for winners of the 'NEB International Prize'
- 5,000 euros for runner up
Application
The deadline for applications is 17 March 2026. Submission works online.
More information is available on the website of the NEB prizes.