The New European Bauhaus prizes exemplify beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive real-life projects and encourage the younger generation to develop new concepts and ideas.
It is now a well-established annual competition that provides a platform for creativity, talent, and innovative ideas to the benefit of local communities and society as a whole. The past three editions of the Prizes in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 demonstrated a great interest and commitment of people throughout and beyond Europe to shape a New European Bauhaus inspired world. In four editions of the NEB Prizes, more than 5,000 applications have been received, and a total of over €1.5 million was awarded to the 72 outstanding winners.
What are the prizes about?
The four prize categories reflect the New European Bauhaus transformation themes:
- Reconnecting with nature
- Regaining a sense of belonging
- Prioritising the places and people that need it the most
- Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking
In each category, there are two parallel competition strands:
- Champions - existing and completed projects in line with the New European Bauhaus values and principles
The winners and runner-ups each receive EUR 30 000 and EUR 20 000 respectively as well as a communication package, - Rising Stars - concepts by young talents under 30
The winners and runner-ups each receive EUR 15 000 and EUR 10 000 respectively and a communication package.
Who can apply ?
The New European Bauhaus Prizes (NEB) 2025 are on their way! Very soon, the NEB Prizes 2025 will be open to projects and concepts implemented in the EU, in the Western Balkans and Ukraine, with housing as one of the priority focus areas.
This year we also introduce exclusive awards for small municipalities with the support of the European Parliament.
Stay tuned—the official launch date and application details are coming soon!
