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. 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 2018, there are ten 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:

  1. Up to €1500 in in-kind prize* and a printed copy of their winning photo signed by Maestro Plácido Domingo, the president of Europa Nostra.**
  2. Up to €1200 in in-kind prize*
  3. Up to €1000 in in-kind prize*
  4. Up to €800 in in-kind prize*
  5. Up to €500 in in-kind prize*
  6. Up to €400 in in-kind prize*
  7. Up to €300 in in-kind prize*
  8. Up to €200 in in-kind prize*
  9. Up to €100 in in-kind prize*
  10. Up to €100 in in-kind prize*

Special Awards for European Heritage

In the spirit of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, special awards for European Heritage have been made available by the German National Committee for Monument Protection through Wikimedia Germany. 
  1. Up to €1500 in in-kind prize*
  2. Up to €700 in in-kind prize*
  3. Up to €300 in in-kind prize*

Images compete for these prizes if they are nominated by the participating national competitions among the Council of Europe member states plus Kosovo.

* 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.
** Kindly provided by our partner Europa Nostra.