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This page helps prospective participants to calculate nomination fees for the Startup Account Type.

The Preliminary Score
The Preliminary Checking Service is a complimentary (free) service by A’ Design Award & Competition. Using this service you could get a “preliminary score” which hints how well your entry would do in the competition. It is simple and fast to use this service. If you did not do so, right now create an account at A’ Design Award & Competition and upload your entry after login. Both creating an account and uploading your entry is free at this step. Wait a few days while the preliminary jury checks your design. Your entry could be accepted or rejected or presentation might need improvement. Most importantly, you will receive a score from 0 to 10 (the Preliminary Score), and suggestions on the right award category and hints to improve your presentation. Learn more about the Preliminary Score by reading the Preliminary Checking Service. If you are already registered, upload your design to get a preliminary score for your entry. After you have your preliminary score, choose it from the list below.


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Please choose the preliminary score of your entry to continue calculating the nomination fee. If you do not yet have a preliminary score for your submission, choose "!" option at the bottom.

     


Preliminary Score 10


Preliminary Score 9


Preliminary Score 8
Likelihood of Success: Highest Likelihood of Success: High Likelihood of Success: High
What it Means?
  1. Expected Platinum or Gold
  2. Likelihood of Victory: High
  3. Entry Strictly Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected Gold or Silver
  2. Likelihood of Victory: High
  3. Entry Strictly Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected Silver or Bronze
  2. Likelihood of Victory: High
  3. Entry Highly Suggested
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Preliminary Score 7


Preliminary Score 6


Preliminary Score 5
Likelihood of Success: High Likelihood of Success: Above Avg. Likelihood of Success: Average
What it Means?
  1. Expected Silver or Bronze
  2. Likelihood of Victory: High
  3. Entry Highly Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected Bronze or Iron
  2. Likelihood of Victory: Good
  3. Entry Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected Iron or Runner-Up
  2. Likelihood of Victory: Avg.
  3. Entry Not Suggested
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Preliminary Score 4


Preliminary Score 3


Preliminary Score 2
What it Means?
  1. Expected Runner-Up
  2. Likelihood of Victory: Avg.
  3. Entry Not Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected R.Up or Participant
  2. Likelihood of Victory: Avg.
  3. Entry Not Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected Participant
  2. Likelihood of Victory: Low
  3. Entry Strictly Not Suggested
Likelihood of Success: Average Likelihood of Success: Average Likelihood of Success: Low
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Preliminary Score 1


Preliminary Score 0


Preliminary Score ? or !
Likelihood of Success: Low Likelihood of Success: Least Likelihood of Success: Unknown
What it Means?
  1. Expected Participant
  2. Likelihood of Victory: Low
  3. Entry Strictly Not Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected Participant
  2. Likelihood of Victory: Low
  3. Entry Strictly Not Suggested
What it Means?
  1. Expected Status Unknown
  2. Likelihood of Victory Unknown
  3. Suggestions not Available
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Further Information
To remind you, you have selected the Startup Account Type, general details about this account type are as follows:

Startup

Startup Account: Designed for newly established companies, the Start-Up Account type comes together with a complimentary PR push and Portfolio Evaluation Service as well as great discounts.



Start-Up


Special Benefits
Complementary PR Push (Startup)
Complementary Portfolio Evaluation (Startup)
Inclusion in Rankings (Startup)

Good to Know
Free Registration, Free Submission, Free Preliminary Score
No Further Fees if an Entry is Awarded
Campaign Rates & Nomination Packages (Start-Up)

⚐ Yearbook Name Limit : 1+1*, Team-Member Limit: 8
Nomination Fees
Early Standard Late  
1.050 € 1.265 € 1.485 € Professional Edition
405 € 540 € 675 € Digital Edition

* Discounts could be available based on preliminary score.
Nomination Fees
Average when compared to other account types.

Eligibility Conditions: A newly established business within the last 3 years, already registered and having a tax number. Full of energy, passion and creativity but needs support for marketing, pr and publicity. The start-up can be an agency for design or a future enterprise, i.e. could be producer of design, or integrator of design; can make or sell design products or services or just the service of creating designs. Choose this option, if you represent a newly established business within the last 3 years. In addition to age restriction, turnover must be less than 360.000 Euro / year regardless of company age and/or company size must be less than than 8 people. Cannot use designer names for yearbook, certificates or profile details, must use brand name. Profile information should be filled and indicate that your company or brand is newly founded, within the last 3 years.

Restrictions: Must use start-up name for yearbook, certificates, exhibition posters, design rankings, screen presentations or profile details. Cannot use brand name for gala-badges. * Can provide up to two (2) entity names for yearbook, certificates, exhibition posters, gala-badges or screen presentations, one of the names must be the name of the Start-Up. Can use only the name of the Start-Up for account name and designer rankings. Company registration number, value added tax number or corporate identification number must be provided for invoices. Maximum Team Size - number of designers that could be listed as team members at team members section of design details is eight (8) i.e. cannot list more than eight (8) entities for the team members section of designs, including the account owner.

Clarifications: Enterprise account should be used if the number of team members is higher than eight (8). Individual designers should use Professional Account type instead of Start-Up Account type.

Good to Know: You could potentially join for free, using this account type. Especially Design Award Scholarship program as well as the Design Ambassador Program can help you earn a free Digital Nomination Ticket. Check the Join for Free pages for other free participation options.
 
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