Below you will find information regarding the Stainless Innovation Awards competition.

1. Which category should I enter?
2. Can I enter more than one category?
3. Do you have to be based in India to participate in the SIA Competition?
4. Does the entry need to be in English?
5. How much does it cost to enter?
6. How are the award levels determined?
7. What do I get if I win a SIA?
8. Can you explain how the entries are judged?
9. How do you pick the judges for your competitions?
10. Will I receive judge’s comments for every entry I make?

1.) Which category should I enter?
We designed the industry categories to be very broad in order to allow participants to choose an entry category that best fits their talents and interests. There can be overlap in some of the categories and it is up to the nominator to choose which category is most appropriate for that particular entry. 

2.) Can I enter more than one category? 
Yes, you may enter multiple categories to increase your chances of winning Best of Industry honors. SIA reserves the right to refuse entry of products that do not comply with all applicable entry criteria.

3.) Do you have to be based in India to participate in the SIA Competition? 
No, Competition is open for all the design, engineering and architectural students worldwide, who are currently studying or completed education after December 2007.The Web is truly global and so is the Stainless Innovation Awards (SIA).Shortlisted participants will have to provide student or graduation certificate, failing that the entry will be discarded.

If you work outside India, you can help us by telling others in your interactive community about SIA so that it will continue to be an international award.

4.) Does the entry need to be in English?
Yes, all entries should be in English. It makes the judging process easier and brings consistency.

5.) How much does it cost to enter?
There is no entry fee for SIA Competition. SIA is just an attempt to promote students’ talents. Stainless Innovation Award would like to create platform for young designers from all over the world to share their talent.

6.) How are the award levels determined?
Each entry is judged on seven different criteria, Design - Innovation, aesthetics, clarity of idea, Character of form, ergonomic, Technology - appropriates application, human centric, Material – innovation in using materials, fusion of different materials, surface quality, textures etc, Quality of presentation, Feasibility, Social Acceptance, Environmental Compatibility, earning a score between 0 and 10 points.  The highest score in a given category wins Best of entry for that category and one runner up entry.  Winning SIA is truly an honor, as a large number of entries do not win any award. What do I get if I win a SIA?

7.) What do I get if I win a SIA? 
Beside the respect, recognition, and admiration of your peers, SIA provides you the followings:

i.) Winner in each category will be awarded US$ 2000 and 1st runner up will get US$1000.There will be special mention of short listed entries.
ii.) A unique SIA trophy
iii.) A certificate of achievement 

8.) Can you explain how the entries are judged?
A Team of international and national jury members will Short list finalist online from at first stage .At 2nd stage jury will meet up together to discuss concepts in details and decide winners.

9.) How do you pick the judges for your competitions?
We are fortunate to have a loyal group of judges who agreed to judge the competition.  They are a mix of architects, designers, industrialists, professors from architect colleges and similar.

10.) Will I receive judge’s comments for every entry I make?
We highly encourage judges to provide comments and feel it is one of the major things that set us apart from other competitions. But since, we cannot require judges to comment on each made, not all entries receive comments from the judges. If you did receive specific comments, they would be published on your edit page.

We feel strongly that it is important for a judges to offer comments, particularly when they do not score a entry well. It is our goal to help each participant understand the judges thought process and to provide comments to assist the entrant improve for the future. Every entry will receive feedback in the form of actual scores for their creations on each of the seven judging criteria and industry benchmarks by which to evaluate them.