COMPETITION

Open call for projects and ideas that drive the circular economy forward!

The crQlr Awards are a global movement to celebrate initiatives in the circular economy.

Results THU, SEP 01, 2022 - FRI, OCT 21, 2022

1. Application outline

1.1. Submission period

September 1st, 2022 (Thu) 12:00 JST - October 14th -> 21st, 2022 (Fri) 12:00 JST

1.2. Entrants

Anyone can apply regardless of nationality, age, or gender. Entry is open to the public and can include individuals, groups, municipalities, startups and/or established companies. Working professionals as well as students are welcome to apply.

1.3. Cost of entry

Free.

1.4. How to enter

What to prepare to enter

STEPDescription
STEP 1Registration on the AWRD platform.
Applicants must register as AWRD users (free of charge).
STEP 2Checking application requirements.
Please check the application requirements in advance.
STEP 3Filling out the entry form and submitting the application.
There is no limit to the number of entries per applicant.

Entries for the awards should be submitted online using AWRD (“Award”) at https://awrd.com, a creators’ platform run by Loftwork Inc. Entrants will need to create their own AWRD user account (free of charge) to submit their entry.

* Multiple entries per person are allowed.

Warning about unsaved entry forms

For security reasons, if you leave the entry form open for more than 2 hours, you will be automatically logged out and your entry will not be saved, even if you are still in the middle of filling out the form.
We recommend that you please save the form in a backup document.

1.5. Entry language

Since the judging will be conducted in English, please submit your entry in English or both in English and your language. If you submit your entry only in a language other than English, the Organizers will use a free translation tool to translate your entry into English and use the translation for judgement purposes. For English translations, we recommend using an online translator service or having the content translated.

2. About Entries

Images and part of text from the application will be published on the AWRD website.

(1) Images of the project or idea(4 images)

*Will be published on the AWRD website.

(2) Title *Required

*Will be published on the AWRD website.

(3) Brief description of the submitted work

Please provide a brief description of your project and idea in English or both English and your language.
*Will be published on the AWRD website.

(4) Name of the submitted project or idea (in English or both English and your language) *Required

*Will be published on the AWRD website.

(5) URL of a video introducing the work(under 5 minutes)

Please be sure to make sure the video is open to the public. If there is a reason you can not make the video public, please indicate the password in the following section of the application form: “(6) Password for accessing the video file.” Please note that if we are unable to view the video, it will not be considered during the evaluation process.

*Will be published on the AWRD website.

(6) Password for accessing the video file(for restricted view videos only)

*Will only be shared with judges.

(7) Detailed explanation of the submitted project or idea (in English or both English and your language) *Required

Please provide any additional explanation to your brief description including the story of how the project was born, how the work has been received, what impact the work has had and is predicted to have, etc.

*Will be published on the AWRD website.
*Length: About 300 words (in English)

(8) Keywords *Required

Please enter up to three keywords that you would like to add to the project. (Examples: #Food #Material #Ecosystem etc.)

*Will be published on the AWRD website.

(9) If you have a website for your submitted project or idea, please provide the URL

*Will be published on the AWRD website.

(10) Special Prize Question 1: How does your project or idea make use of local resources, such as materials and knowledge, to tackle its challenge?

*Will be published on the AWRD website.

*Length: About 300 words (in English)

(11) Special Prize Question 2: How does your project or idea sustain its activities through the involvement of the local community?

*Will be published on the AWRD website.
*Length: About 300 words (in English)

(12) Special Prize Question 3: How does your project or idea eliminate waste or pollution while regenerating natural resources?

*Will be published on the AWRD website.
*Length: About 300 words (in English)

(13) Entrant’s name (please include roman alphabet transcription) *Required (will not be made public)

Please indicate your full name. We will use it when contacting you regarding the winner announcement and other award-related communications.

(14) Company, educational institution or organization (please include roman alphabet transcription) *Required (will not be made public)

If you apply as an individual, please note “Individual”.

(15) Entrant’s email address *Required (will not be made public)

We will use it when contacting you regarding the winner announcement and other award-related communications.

(16) Country of residence *Required (will not be made public)
(17) Profile information (will not be made public)
(18) Where did you know about the crQlr Awards? (will not be made public)
  • FabCafe or Loftwork’s website or newsletter
  • Media website
  • SNS (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
  • Word of mouth
  • Other

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