The Fab City Awards 2023 are the first iteration of an International contest, organised by the Fab City Foundation, that recognises best practices from town, city, region, and nation members of the Fab City Network that are working to advance the Fab City vision of sustainable, regenerative and self-sufficient living through local production and global connections.

Fab City Awards participants have a unique opportunity to network, learn from each other, and benefit from the high-impact approaches of other organizations and individuals.

The awards were specially designed and customized for the Fab City Network members. This is a remarkable opportunity to showcase your localities’ best impact-driven practices to the global community, including your projects, products, services, public policies, urban strategies, neighborhood transformation, community empowerment actions, or other types of initiatives dedicated to regenerative futures.

By entering the Fab City Awards, you will actively contribute to creating a global repository of best practices that address urban and rural challenges, putting your initiative on the global stage. In addition, by participating, your locality can gain well-deserved recognition for its outstanding contributions to the Fab City movement.

The Fab City Awards serve as a catalyst for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and inspiration within the Fab City global network, furthering our collective vision of sustainable, regenerative, and self-sufficient living through local production and global connections. It’s a chance to ignite new opportunities, forge meaningful partnerships, and collectively enhance the power of the network.

Winning entries that demonstrate measurable and tangible impacts, aligned with the Fab City Manifesto, will be rewarded with prestigious prizes:

1st Prize: (two) MDDI 50% Scholarship
Prize value: 12.000 EUR (6.000 EUR for each scholarship)
Number of participants: 2
2nd Prize: Fab City Full Stack Bootcamp
Prize value: 6.000 EUR
Number of participants: 6
3rd Prize: Distributed Innovation Workshops
Prize value: 1.400 EUR
Number of participants: 2

Other relevant dates:
Open for submission of best practices → August 01st, 2023
Submission deadline → August 31st, 2023
Judging period → September 01st-15th, 2023
Winners’ announcement → September 18th, 2023
Prize acceptance → September 29th, 2023