Wiki Loves Monuments

Awards

National awards

Wiki Loves Monuments is a federative contest, and therefore each contestant is able to win prizes in their respective national contest when the national contest offers them. Some countries may opt to only offer symbolic prizes. Please take a look at these more specific websites for more details. You can find a list of the national contests on the โ€˜Participateโ€™ page.

International contest

The national juries will nominate photos for the international contest, which has its own jury and awards.

In 2024, there are ten main prizes available for the international contest. These are listed below. All top-15 winners of the international contest will receive a certificate. On top of these, the following prizes will be awarded to the international winners in 2024:

Main prizes

1. Up to โ‚ฌ2000 in in-kind prize*
2. Up to โ‚ฌ1500 in in-kind prize*
3. Up to โ‚ฌ1200 in in-kind prize*
4. Up to โ‚ฌ900 in in-kind prize*
5. Up to โ‚ฌ600 in in-kind prize*
6. Up to โ‚ฌ600 in in-kind prize*
7. Up to โ‚ฌ500 in in-kind prize*
8. Up to โ‚ฌ400 in in-kind prize*
9. Up to โ‚ฌ300 in in-kind prize*
10. Up to โ‚ฌ300 in in-kind prize*

Special prizes

Special prizes are created to encourage participation from a certain region or a certain category of images. These can be changed from year to year. If you have ideas for special prizes for upcoming editions of Wiki Loves Monuments, please let the team know.

  • Places of Worship: From the top 100 in the final jury ranking images of such places will be chosen for this special award.
    1. Up to โ‚ฌ300 in in-kind prize*
    2. Up to โ‚ฌ200 in in-kind prize*
    3. Up to โ‚ฌ100 in in-kind prize*
  • Un-photographed monuments: Again we want to emphasize the importance of documenting the worldโ€™s cultural heritage by awarding a special prize for images of monuments that have not previously been documented on Wikimedia Commons.
    1. Up to โ‚ฌ300 in in-kind prize*
    2. Up to โ‚ฌ200 in in-kind prize*
    3. Up to โ‚ฌ100 in in-kind prize*
* This amount can be used for an editing or photography related prize or a donation to a Wikimedia compatible cause. The prize is selected by the winner and coordinators jointly. The winner will be able to propose the exact prize and vendor, pending approval by the prize coordinator (considering convenience, accounting and scope reasons). The value of the prize includes any customs or taxes that may need to be paid at the time of purchase to deliver the prize to the recipient. Any additional (customs) charges that are due later will be the responsibility of the recipient.

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