Awards 2026

Over 35 winners since 2015

Each year, during the Water Innovation Europe Gala Dinner, five awards are presented to honour breakthrough solutions, technologies, and approaches with strong market potential and transformative value for society. These awards aims at recognising innovative solutions to pave the way towards the implementation of the Water Europe Vision 2030 “The value of water: Towards a Water-Smart Society” and ultimately realised the Water Resilience Strategy.

Each award s is evaluated by a dedicated jury composed of distinguished leaders from the relevant Water Europe Expert Groups. These expert juries bring in-depth domain knowledge and sectoral insight, assessing the applications based on the following criteria:

– Level of innovation
– Market potential and impact
– Replicability and scalability
– Exploitation strategy

Are you driving innovation in the water sector? Do you have a solution that can shape the future of water in Europe? Submit your application now!

Apply by September 15, 2026

How to apply?

What to do?

To apply to one of the 5 following awards, you have to fill in this form by September 30th 2026. To proceed with the application, you will need to specify:

Title of the proposed innovation
Description of the innovation
Description of impact of the innovation (market or implementation potential)
Description of replicability potential of the innovation
Description of the contribution of the proposed innovation to the Water Europe Vision the “Value of Water”

The Water Europe’s secretariat will collect the applications and submit them to the Evaluation Committee.

Benefits

A marketing and communication support package from Water Europe to promote your innovative product
1 Certificate
Dedicated interviews
High visibility on the Water Europe’s website
1 Booth during Water Innovation Europe 2027 event
Free Water Europe membership 2026-2027 (only for SMEs)