FAQ Entry #327

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.

#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?

Absolutely not obliged. Basically, each entrant by uploading their work receives a complimentary preliminary score. This preliminary score is provided free of charge; you are not required to pay for this service. The score you receive, however could help decrease nomination fees; we do discounts for higher scores depending on account type. Furthermore, uploading a design or creating a profile at adesignawards.com does not create any obligation for participants to proceed with nomination or to pay nomination fees.

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The following questions could be related:

• #139: Can I pay my nomination fee with a bank draft?
• #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?
• #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?
• #318: Do we have to nominate each project that we upload to the system. I mean that can we decide to nominate our projects according to the preliminary checks?
• #326: Can we know the final fee before nominating each work?
• #346: Why the nomination fees differentiate based on entry period.
• #360: If we choose to get a preliminary evaluation for our design by uploading or work, is it obligatory to nominate the projects later or can we decide and pay the nomination after known the score?
• #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？
• #407: Is it required for submission that the product is new design? For example can I submit a product I designed several years ago?
• #408: Is there a specific requirement for when the submitted project was completed? (How recently completed can a project be? Also, how old can a project be to qualify?)
• #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?
• #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?
• #533: The A' Design Prize is too big, why is the submission is free and nomination fee is so low?

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