Fab City Awards

The Fab City Awards is a yearly innovation award that supports projects building the conditions for regenerative, locally productive and resilient futures in our cities and regions.

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Launched in 2023, the Fab City Awards highlight innovative projects that promote sustainability and resilience within the Fab City network. Their aim is to showcase impactful, replicable initiatives contributing to a global repository of best practices addressing contemporary urban and rural challenges.

About the Fab City Awards

Every year, the Fab City Awards run an open call for projects that respond to the changing priorities, challenges and opportunities faced by the global community. Applications are open to projects from a range of stakeholders such as Fab Cities, Fab Labs, Universities and other institutions, community groups and more.

Submissions are assessed based on their alignment with the values of the Fab City Manifesto, including local productivity, open knowledge, distributed governance, social equity, circularity, and collaboration by an independent jury panel from the Fab City community.

The winning projects may receive seed funding, scholarships, travel grants to attend international events, or other forms of support that help expand their reach and deepen their impact.

Who Can Apply?

Fab Cities, Regions, Countries and Islands

Fab City network members who have officially pledged to localise production as part of the Fab City Global Initiative

Fab Labs, innovation hubs, and grassroots collectives

Community-driven spaces and initiatives that prototype, test, and apply ideas aligned with the Fab City values at the neighborhood or city scale

Institutions, public bodies, and organizations

Partners and collaborators who support the transition through research, education, policy, infrastructure, or other enabling actions connected to the Fab City Global Initiative

How it Works?

Open Call for Submissions

The Awards are run through an open call, inviting applications from projects from across the network and beyond.

Judging and Evaluation

Every project is reviewed by an independent jury. Project are evaluated based on a structured scoring system grounded in the Fab City Manifesto values to ensure fairness, transparency and diversity of perspectives

Finalists and Winners Announcement

Finalists are selected and publicly recognized. Winners are announced during the annual global gathering, offering visibility, connections, and concrete support to help move their work forward

Join the Next Edition!

Want to be part of the next round of Fab City Awards? Whether you’re looking to submit a project, join the jury, or support the program, we want to hear from you.