2027 World Habitat Awards for Innovative solutions to key Housing Challenges around the world.

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Application Deadline: 4 March 2026.

Applications are now open for the **2026/2027 World Habitat Awards.**The World Habitat Awards find innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world.

Requirements

• Anyone representing or collaborating on an innovative project in the field of housing is welcome to enter: individuals, NGOs, public institutions, private initiatives, academia, United Nations programmes, etc.

Projects:

• must be related to housing.
• must concern projects that are either in progress or finished less than ten years ago, from the date the call for entries closes (2 March 2026).
• cannot be a grant application.

The Prize

Winning a World Habitat Award provides international visibility and acts as a mark of recognition that a housing solution is innovative, exceptional and exciting. This year we will be presenting Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards to the most outstanding projects and programmes.

Each Gold Award-winning project receives:

• £10,000 in prize money;
• A trophy in recognition of their work to develop and deliver good practice in housing;
• An in-person trophy presentation event at an international housing event;
• An online celebration event and announcement amplifying their work;
• Year-long collaboration support from World Habitat, including financial resourcing;
• Membership of the World Habitat Awards Network.

Each Silver and Bronze Award-winning project receives:

• Year-long collaboration support from World Habitat, including financial resourcing;
• An online celebration event and announcement amplifying their work;
• Membership of the World Habitat Awards Network.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2026/2027 World Habitat Awards