According to the grouping of entries, contestants are divided into two groups: “Open Group Competition” for individual designers or teams and “Enterprise Group Award” for enterprises.
Contestants for the “Open Group Competition” are:
(1) Chinese or international students and teachers majoring in design.
(2) In-house designers of companies or designers from design studios.
(3) Other industrial design enthusiasts.
Contestants for the “Enterprise Group Award” are: Enterprises in Hunan province (including joint ventures and private enterprises)
* NB: No juror nor organizing member is allowed to take part in, consult, collaborate or be associated with any design submission and no relative to the jury member (design firm, team, or family member etc. ) is permitted to enter either the Open Group Competition or the Enterprise Group Award.
Open Group Competition: There are one Gold Prize, two Silver Prizes, three Bronze Prizes and twenty Merit Awards in each category.
Gold Prize Bonus: 80’000RMB (i.e. US dollar: 12’560/Euro: 10’224) – Trophy – Certificate
Silver Prize Bonus: 20’000RMB (i.e. US dollar: 3’142/Euro: 2’556) – Trophy – Certificate
Bronze Prize Bonus: 10’000RMB (i.e. US dollar: 1’571/Euro: 1’278) – Trophy – Certificate
Merit Award Bonus: Certificate
Enterprise Group Award: There are five Corporate Innovation Prizes and twenty Merits Prizes.
Corporate Innovation Prize Bonus: 50’000RMB (i.e. US dollar: 7’855/Euro: 6’390) – Trophy – Certificate
Merit Prize Bonus: Prize Certificate
Please note that:
* The individual income taxes generated by the award bonuses shall be paid by the winners themselves.
* The total number of prizes will be decided according to the quality of the entries, the organizer may retain any award if there is controversy about any entry.
* The Award Ceremony will be held in January 2013 in Changsha. The travel and accommodation expenses of the award-winning contestants will be covered by the Organizing Committee.