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Applications for Coliving Awards 2023 will open on May 15th at 12.00 CET, if you wish to prepare for the next edition, our jury will need a comprehensive presentation of your work/project in English. We will collect the submission via our website, please make sure you have a vector logo of your brand, high resolution photos and/or other visuals ready prior to submission opening.

Coliving Awards had its first edition in 2021, with the final ceremony on May 6th, 2021 in Paris (France). In 2022 we organised the second edition of Coliving Awards, with its final ceremony in June 2022 in Katowice (Poland). The Coliving Awards third edition is taking place this year, with the ceremony taking place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in September 2023.

The first application tier will launch on 15th May, until then you can start preparing your submission. Our jury will need a comprehensive presentation of your work/project in English. We will collect the submission via our website, please make sure you have a vector logo of your brand, high resolution photos and/or other visuals ready prior to submission opening. You can review all the criteria, download the Application Guidelines (which will be available soon) and start preparing the presentation using the provided presentation template (available soon), all of those you can find on the Categories page. If you have some questions before then, our team is here to support you. The final deadline for submitting your project is 3rd July 2023.

The call for entries for the Coliving Awards 2023 starts from 15th May 2023. The deadline for final submissions is 3rd July 2023. Within that time there are three submission tiers with different deadlines and fees: Early Bird - deadline: 29th May 2023 11:59 AM CET, Normal Submissions - deadline: 19th of June 2023 11:59 AM CET and Late Submissions - deadline: 3rd of July 2023 12:00 PM CET.

The criteria are defined individually for each Award category. You can find the criteria that apply to your category on the Categories page. Make sure that your application contains all the necessary deliverables for your category. The specific deliverables can be found also in the Categories page.

Submitted projects are evaluated in three phases: Eligibility (1), Evaluation by a Lead Judge (2) and Jury Panel & Public Voting (3).

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During phase one (Eligibility) of our selection process, all applications are carefully reviewed by our internal team to ensure that they meet our criteria. At this stage, our team does not assign any scores or make judgments about the applications. Instead, we focus on verifying that each applicant has met the specific set of criteria that we require. Once our team has determined that an application meets the eligibility requirements, it moves on to phase two.

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In phase two (Evaluation by a Lead Judge), our lead judge evaluates all eligible presentations within their respective categories. The lead judge assesses each application according to our criteria checklist and the required answers to the respective questions. Based on this evaluation, the lead judge assigns a score to each application. The top four highest-scoring applications are selected as finalists, and there may also be one or more honourable mentions.

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The wider jury panel also evaluates the applications during phase two, using the same criteria and questions as the lead judge. The panel is responsible for nominating the winners of each category, along with input from the public vote and scores from each jury member. The public vote takes place on LinkedIn, giving our followers and wider community the chance to have their say, this is phase three (Jury Panel & Public Voting).

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To calculate the final result, the lead judge's ruling carries a weight of 35%, while the audience LinkedIn voting carries a weight of 35%. The remaining 30% of the ruling is based on the industry relevance stance taken by the jury panel.

The winners will be exposed and awarded during the Coliving Awards ceremony.

According to the public vote and thanks to a very strict evaluation procedure, we allow all Coliving Awards collaborators, including founding partners, partners and sponsors to submit their project to Coliving Awards. The judging process was designed in a way to provide the highest level of transparency, with a three stage ruling from the category lead judge, jury panel and public vote.

In this edition, Coliving Awards 2023:

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- Our Venture Manager, Coliving Ventures, will not be applying to the Coliving Awards.

- Our Founding Partner, Spatial Experience will not be applying to the Coliving Awards.

- Our sister company and main Media Partner, Coliving Insights, will also not be applying to the awards.

- Our Sponsors will not be applying to the awards. In the case of any submissions that were done in collaboration with a company and/or the product of a Lead Judge is associated with, the Jury Panel will make the final decision on nomination eligibility.

- Our Media Partners, Event Partners and other organisations in our wider ecosystem will be allowed to participate in the Coliving Awards.

The evaluation procedure for projects submitted by Coliving Awards founding partners and sponsors is the same as for any other submitted project. The exception is for the project submitted by a person / company, whose representative is the Lead Judge of the category applying for. Then the nomination of the project must be validated by the Jury Panel.

By participating in Coliving Awards, you have a chance to establish yourself as an acknowledged innovator and contributor to the growth and evolution of the colving sector. The winner will be announced during the final ceremony and will receive a unique Coliving Award prize with a Certificate of Authenticity. The award package goes beyond the prize itself. The winning projects will be featured in a Special Edition of Coliving Insights. More information about the award package will follow soon. Stay updated by following the information on the website and our Linkedin page.

You can find the winners for the 2021 Coliving Awards here.

You can find the winners for the 2022 Coliving Awards here.

Sponsoring and/or partnering up with the Coliving Awards exposes your organisation to decision makers, business leaders and dynamic corporate partners who value innovative thinking and commitment to the coliving industry. We offer a wide range of sponsorship levels to maximise your company's visibility. To learn more, get in touch with us.

Coliving Awards are a ceremony to honour and give visibility to the most thought-provoking and innovative approaches in the coliving sector. With our awards ceremony, we are focusing on defining coliving as an institutionalised, scalable and thriving real estate model. Read more on Coliving Awards history here.

Coliving Awards was ideated by Coliving Ventures and former founding team - Bart Sasim, Aitana de Jong and Matt Lesniak. Currently Coliving Awards is managed by Coliving Ventures, by appointed Managing Director Bart Sasim. Together with our founding partner Spatial Experience and creative partner, Super Agency we continue to bring to life the awards ceremony dedicated to coliving and all things that promise to enhance its potential.

Yes, it is also possible to participate in more than one category or submit multiple projects for the same category. If you would like to do so, please get in touch with us. 

My Portal allows you to submit multiple projects, however please note that by signing up to My Portal you are only purchasing your first project submission. To purchase multiple submissions you can click the multiple submission tab on MyPortal. Any further submissions during every stage will be charged separately: 99 euro (ex. VAT) - if submitted from 15/05/2023 to 29/05/2023 (Early Bird Application), 149 euro (ex. VAT) - if submitted from 29/05/2023 to 19/06/2023 (Normal Application) - or 199 euro (ex. VAT) - if submitted from 19/06/2023 to 03/07/20223 (Late Application).  Please notify us as soon as you have submitted multiple projects. Only after successful payment will the additional submissions be taken into further evaluation.

The submission date refers to the date of submitting your project to the portal, not registering to the portal. Remember to submit your project before the end of the tier to make sure it is accepted.

Yes, it is possible to resubmit your project. The resubmission of the project is considered as a new submission and therefore additional charges may apply. Please contact us if you would like to resubmit your project.

Unfortunately this is not possible. Make sure that, before clicking the ‘submit’ button, your application includes all the necessary information and deliverables to meet the criteria for the project category.

The communication processes regarding the project will ensure that all participating companies are included in an inclusive manner, and the special edition of Coliving Insights will acknowledge the contributions of all companies involved in the winning project.

By default, the winning project will be presented with one physical award and one certificate. However, if the winning party wishes to receive additional physical awards or certificates, they may make a request at an extra cost.

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Only for enrolled students or PhDs we offer a 50% discount on the participation at the Academia & PhDs Category. To get your discount code please reach out to us via email before purchasing your access to the portal.