Description

Overview

You have the opportunity to create 10 award trophies that will be awarded as the German-African Innovation Incentive Award (GAIIA), hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The idea of GAIIA is to improve and strengthen innovation-oriented research in Africa as well as to use the research results for life-changing solutions. Should your art piece convince the pan-African jury, it will be handed over by the ministry’s state secretary to the winners at the German-African Innovation Incentive Award ceremony in Berlin/Germany in 2024. There, you will also be mentioned and thanked. Apart from that, you, and your team (should you be working as a team), will receive a reward of 5.000 EUR and material costs will be covered.

Moreover, once the winner is determined, they will be visited and further interviewed about themselves and the creative process that went into the making of the award trophies. The resulting video will be shown at the German-African Innovation Incentive Award in 2024. Applications may be sent by anyone, regardless of age, experience, or education, as long as they are residents in an African country. We encourage in particular young artists to apply.

To apply, fill out the application form linked below. You also have the chance and are required to send us a sketch/draft of your idea for a trophy.

Your task

Freely express your creativity and artistic skills in designing and producing a set of 10 awards that represent the German-African economic, scientific, and cultural cooperation and entrepreneurial spirit. In line with the German-African Innovation Incentive Award, sustainability stands at the heart of this project.

We are very interested in the story that lies behind your award trophies as well as in the inspiration and context of your work, the meaning it expresses, and how it is consistent with the specifications given here.

Materials

We encourage the free use of all kinds of environment-friendly and sustainable materials (keep this in mind when using animal-derived products), including 3D printing techniques. Additionally, please follow the Material Guidelines on the following pages, concerning endangered and protected species.
Since pictures will be taken of the award trophies, also make sure your art is clearly visible and still expresses well digitally.

More information concerning use of materials you can find here:
https://publicarea.admiralcloud.com/dl/w6hQZ95bmvgfVLR4LcSLKd