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 ‘Participate’ page.

International contest

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

In 2022, there are ten main prizes and two categories of special 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 2022:

Main prizes

  1. Up to €2000 in in-kind prize*
  2. Up to €1500 in in-kind prize*
  3. Up to €1200 in in-kind prize*
  4. Up to €900 in in-kind prize*
  5. Up to €600 in in-kind prize*
  6. Up to €600 in in-kind prize*
  7. Up to €500 in in-kind prize*
  8. Up to €400 in in-kind prize*
  9. Up to €300 in in-kind prize*
  10. Up to €300 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 are ideas for special prizes, please let the team know.

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: We will be constituting a special jury, with one jury member nominated by each national jury in the region.
    1. Up to €300 in in-kind prize*
    2. Up to €200 in in-kind prize*
    3. Up to €100 in in-kind prize*
  • Un-photographed monuments: From top 100 in the final jury ranking, special prizes will be awarded for images of monuments that have not previously been documented on Wikimedia Commons.
    1. Up to €300 in in-kind prize*
    2. Up to €200 in in-kind prize*
    3. Up to €100 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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