All businesses, enterprises, and organizations want to promote their work. To thrive in the real world of business, one must be able to show off what they are capable of, what they have accomplished, and their greatest achievements that they deserve to be praised for.
The world of European projects is no different. Reputation plays a very important role and if you wish your organization to enter more consortia and more projects you need to show your achievements, aiming at the recognition and prestige they can give you.
Win awards and gain recognition
A lot of organizations do not know this but, the deliverables of European funded projects can be registered in competitions. The awards belong to the project and of course, all the partners taking part in the implementation of the project will enjoy the perks that come with a prestigious award.
More collaborations and larger projects with bigger impact are just a few of them. Everything developed during a project has the potential of winning an award. Especially deliverables that have an impact on society.
There are more than enough competitions out there that you could register in. It is a good idea to take all deliverables that have the potential of winning. Every year, competitions are taking place all across Europe. If your project or your deliverable meets the necessary qualifications, the possibility of winning an award.
Below you can find some potential competitions that could play host to your deliverables:
The Association Awards
The Association Awards, organized by the Association of Associations Executives, raises the profile of associations, their executives and projects, and gives them the recognition for their effort and success.
Entrants for projects in the Association Awards are selected for the Association Success Story Programme, where the AAE facilitates the dissemination of in-depth case studies to enable association executives to learn from other's experiences to achieve the best results from their projects and developments.
All nominations are judged by a prestigious judging panel of influential association leaders and specialists, as well as experts, all focused on the continuous improvement of associations.
Lifelong Learning Awards (LLLAWARDS)
In 2016, the Lifelong Learning Platform launched the Lifelong Learning Awards to celebrate creative and inclusive practices. The Lifelong Learning Award aims to give visibility to innovative practices taking place all over Europe to attract public attention on lifelong learning as well as to inspire new practices and policies. The Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) will select each year its annual specific priority that can be linked to the European year if the theme is relevant.
StartUp Europe Awards
StartUp Europe Awards (SEUA) is an initiative of the European Commission and Finnova Foundation, supported by the President of the European Parliament, the President of the Committee of the Regions, the Vice-President of the Economic and Social Committee and several members from the European Parliament. SEUA is supported by the StartUp Europe Accelerator of the Finnova Foundation.
StartUp Europe Awards presents a prize methodology for startups at local, regional, national and European level that fosters the open innovation and the collaboration between the different actors of the European ecosystem, through the private-public partnership to support entrepreneurs. Besides, it creates a network of contacts that will inspire and provided visibility to all the local startups so that, by using this network, they can scale their services and products at a global level.
European Network of Innovation for Inclusion
Become a member of the European Network of Innovation for Inclusion. You will have the opportunity to participate in the annual call for good practices at the European level and have the opportunity to emerge a winner in one of the categories of the award. The two finalists of each category will be invited with the other entities to:
- Attend the European event where the awards ceremony will take place.
- Participate in the study visit to the finalist entity of the corresponding category.
- Be part of the working group for the design of projects of the corresponding category.
The network also allows you to publish your organization’s activities and projects related to employment and entrepreneurship in the network’s platform.
Horizon Impact Award
This award is the European Commission's initiative to recognize and celebrate outstanding projects that have used their results to provide value for society.
These projects must have been funded by FP7 and/ or Horizon 2020 funding programmes and they must be closed by the time of application. The award aims to show the wider socio-economic benefits of EU investment in research and innovation.
The award enables individuals or teams to showcase their best practices and achievements. This will encourage other beneficiaries to use and manage their results in the best way possible.
It aims to create role models and inspire beneficiaries of research and innovation funding to maximize the impact of their research.
They can do this by directly exploiting results or by playing an active role ensuring stakeholders effectively use the results.
Awards are prestigious. They can help you increase your reach, upgrade your business profile, and widen your network of potential partners. Keep track of all the competitions you can register in. It is time to show your worth to the world.
