FAQ Entry #533

This is a respond to a previously asked question about the A' Design Award and Competition. The full list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here.

#533: The A' Design Prize is too big, why is the submission is free and nomination fee is so low?

The desire for designers to join and win the A’ Design Award is extremely high; the limiting factor is their ability to pay for the entry fee and not if they want to win the A’ Design Award. It is easy for affluent people to lose sight of that; if your income is far and excess what you could afford to join a design award, then you look for value and you do not consider affordability, but for the vast majority of the people, the decision to take part is affordability driven. Most people think that demand is a factor of desire, but in reality, demand is driven by affordability. This is why A’ Design Awards cannot double or triple the price of entry even though the value offered is really and extremely high. Furthermore, keeping the entry fee low helps us achieve inclusivity and accessibility, and allows more designers to participate, which makes the event more competitive, more open, more prestigious. If you have the means, you should take part in pro edition, otherwise the digital edition entry provides exceptional value.

Keywords: entry fee, cost, nomination fee, submission fee

The following questions could be related:

• #19: How much do I have to pay if I submit a piece of work?
• #48: How much is the processing fee, is it per design?
• #65: I do not have the sufficient funds to cover for the processing fees and payments, do you have any suggestions?
• #139: Can I pay my nomination fee with a bank draft?
• #183: Will you sell the award book, and will the award book available to public? How Much will the award book cost?
• #202: I have nominated my entry by paying with Wiretransfer, but it still shows as PENDING CONFIRMATION for the status, how many days does it take for my transaction to be approved?
• #210: My credit card will not be accepted when I try to pay the nomination fee?
• #231: Is the nomination fee per image or per entry?
• #234: I see from the calendar that the next edition costs less, can I submit for the next edition to have a discounted entry?
• #248: I am interested in applying for the design awards, am I right in thinking that there are no fees for submitting work? Also are there any fees thereafter, for example for getting shortlisted?
• #254: I do not know why I could not pay for my submission. I have successfully nominated three of my other projects. Could you please tell me if there is something wrong with the payment system or if you could suggest other ways of payment?
• #268: I like to participate with a project but I am confused about nomination prices. Could you give me the price of participation? If you win an award, how much it cost when you have won it?
• #303: We would like to add our product to you award competition. However, it is not entirely clear how much we would have to pay in fees for this - could you please clarify.
• #307: Please let us know what are the requirement to enter for the competition, do we need to pay anything?
• #326: Can we know the final fee before nominating each work?
• #327: Are we obligated to pay the fees after we see the final price by uploading our work and receiving a preliminary score but decide not to participate?
• #346: Why the nomination fees differentiate based on entry period.
• #376: If we apply a project as a group of two (2) people, in this case which is the fee due for nomination?
• #398: After nominating my work and paying for the nomination, it possible for me to win the prize？
• #410: What is the nominal fee incurred for winning a prize?
• #416: Hello! I am new in design competitions and I would like to know why I have to pay so much money in order to participate in the competition. Thanks!
• #452: I would like to ask if the nomination fee is assigned for several projects by participants or for one selected project?
• #453: Is there any fee for submitting our concept designs and nominating our design concepts for competition?
• #480: We really wish to join as a company, unfortunately we don’t have marketing budget available to submit.
• #481: I have a nomination ticket that I haven’t used and when I go through the steps to pay and use the nominated ticket there is still a fee shown, how can that be?
• #499: I am a professional edition winner, do I need to pay for the delivery and shipment of my winner kit to my address using an express courier? Am I obliged to order the winner kit?

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