EAIA President’s Award 2026 – Student Project Submission Form

About the EAIA President’s Award

The East Africa Institute of Architects (EAIA) is a regional body dedicated to promoting excellence in architectural education and practice across East Africa. Each year, EAIA hosts the President’s Award, an architectural competition open to students in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. The award celebrates innovation, creativity, and sustainability in student-led architectural design. It also aims to foster regional collaboration and prepare students for professional practice through critical design thinking and cross-cultural exchange.

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Entrants must submit their proposal not later than 31st July , 2026 23:59:59 EAT Submission must contain the following:

1.Submission Form fully filled (Online) through a portal which will be provided after registering for the competition.

2.Four No. A1 (4) digital boards PNG or PDF format.

3.A digital recording video explaining and presenting the project. The maximum length of the video must be 10 minutes. The videos must be submitted under WMV, MPEG, AVI, KLV or FLV format.

4.The combined size of entries not to exceed 25MB (Submit as a single zip file).

5.A PDF document containing the entrants’ personal information, including name and admission numbers. This file must be named after the unique identification number, followed by the word “info”. For example, 0101-info.pdf.

6.All the files must be placed in a ZIP(less than 25mbs) folder named after your unique identification number. For example 0101.zip