Submission Details International
Sound Awards 2023

Please find here an overview of relevant information for the International Sound Awards 2023.

Entry to the International Sound Awards is open to companies, nonprofit organisations, individuals, universities and students and everyone who wants to make the world sound better.
To submit your project for the International Sound Awards 2023, please read the Submission Details, the Terms & Conditions and fill out the Application Form.

Key dates

from 7 February to 26 May 2023. All submission material must be entered by 26 May 2023.
June 2023
Judging
September 2023: Announcement of Better Sound, Winner and Grand Prix Awards

Evaluation Procedure

All correctly and timely submitted applications will be presented to the jury. The jury consists of internationally known experts from the categories listed for the award. Overall criteria for the judges are: Smart, innovative or useful sound solutions and concepts, whereas sound is understood in a broad sense.


Each project is rated by at least 4 jurors on a scale of 1 to 10 points. The median of the juror’s ratings defines the result per project. Starting at 5 points, the project receives the Better Sound award. From 7 points one can call herself a Winner and from 9 points upwards the project gets the highest award, the Grand Prix.

Entrants will receive a written notice on the results. The jury’s decision is final.

Fees

Please note that we have new fees.
If you earn a Winner or a Grand Prix Award, you only have to pay the fees for the Winner or Grand Prix distinction and not the fees for the Better Sound Award.

Submission fee
300 Euros
Entries can be submitted in more than one category. For every additional category a fee of 100 Euros will be charged. (Transportation and travelling expenses must be carried by the applicant if, in exceptional cases, a submission must be sent for assessment). The following services are included:
Better Sound Award per category
500 Euros
The honouring with a Better Sound Award comprises the following services:
Winner Award per category
600 Euros
The honouring with a Winner Award comprises the following services:
Grand Prix Award per category
800 Euros
The honouring with a Grand Prix Award comprises the following services:

Discounts

We give discounts on submission and winner fees for nonprofit organizations and mere student projects (only involving students). The submission fee is 100 Euros regardless of categories entered. Fees for a Better Sound Award are waived. The fee for a Winner Award is 250 Euros per category.

Payments

All fees are subject to VAT if applicable. Submissions are valid and admitted for judging only after payment has been received. Payments can be made by wire transfer, PayPal, TransferWise or similar payment services

General requirements

  • Projects must have been put into practice
  • Category Research & Development: Studies should be substantially completed. Development should have reached prototype status with proof of concept
  • All submissions must be entered online
  • Submission material must be in English

Submission material

Compulsory:
  • Abstract (max. 350 characters including spaces)
  • Project description (max. 3,000 characters including spaces)
  • Detailed information on outset, idea, concept, solution procedure, results:
  • Why is your project innovative, smart or useful? What makes it special and why does it deserve an award?  (max. 1,500 characters including spaces)
  • Which problem does your project solve? How did you solve it? (max. 3,000 characters including spaces)
  • Outcomes and benefits  (max. 3,000 characters including spaces)
  • Credits
  • Presentation images (landscape and portrait)
Optional, but highly recommended:
  • Case film (max. 120 seconds). The film will be shown to the jury and will be published in the online gallery.
  • Further supporting material (formats: PDF, MP3, AIFF, WAV, MPEG4, AVI, PNG, JPEG, TIFF)
Do you have any questions? Please contact us: award@international-sound-awards.com