# Applications now open for UK & Ireland 2018 Creator Awards

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/22/applications-now-open-uk-ireland-2018-creator-awards/
- Published: 2018-02-22T07:26:21+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Creator Awards, launched last year by WeWork to reward those with new ideas
for making the world a better place, have opened for 2018 in the UK and Ireland.**

The awards include more than $1 million of available funds per city for individuals
and organisations. Since launching the programme in March 2017, [WeWork](https://www.wework.com/)
has given away more than $15 million in [Creator Awards](https://creatorawards.wework.com/)
funding and has received more than 7,000 applications from creators in cities all
over the world. To date, there have been 167 winners with more than 170 jobs created
at the businesses funded.

[Applications](http://we.co/creatorawards-london) have now opened for the London
awards, which serve the UK and Ireland with a deadline of 23 September. The Awards
are open to both WeWork members and companies outside of the WeWork network. Applicants
are invited to submit entries in one of four categories:

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 * The Nonprofit Award: for charitable organisations big and small ($130k – $360k
   awarded)
 * The New Venture Award: for entrepreneurs and companies with fresh ideas ($130k–
   $360k awarded)
 * Community Giver Award: for those making a difference in their local community(
   $36k – $130k awarded)
 * The Performing Arts Award: for entertainers and groups with a unique point of
   view ($18k – $72k awarded)

The Creator Awards are intended to acknowledge and empower those who exemplify the
WeWork mantra: “Create Your Life’s Work”.

Following a review process, finalists from the region will be chosen to present 
live in front of a panel of judges at the Regional Semi-final event taking place
in London on 23 October. The event will give attendees the opportunity to learn 
new skills at master classes, shop member products at the pop-up market, and make
connections at the job fair. In addition to the pitching, the second half of the
evening will feature the announcement of the winners and live musical performances,
followed by a celebration into the night.

Since March 2017, WeWork has hosted more than 20,000 attendees across eight Regional
Semi-final Creator Awards events around the globe, plus one Global Finals event 
in New York City in early January 2018. In addition to London and Berlin, other 
Creator Awards events are planned this year in Shanghai, São Paulo, Seoul, Mexico
City, San Francisco, Nashville, and Jerusalem. The winners of the Regional Semi-
final events will then be eligible to potentially present at the Global Finals for
the chance to win additional funds in January 2019.

 * **[Irish fundraising excellence recognised](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/10/irish-fundraising-excellence-recognised/)**(
   10 April 2018)
 * **[Fundraising awards round up](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/30/fundraising-awards-round/)**(
   30 April 2018)
 * **[WILD Young Parents’ Project named overall winner of 2018 GSK IMPACT Awards](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/05/23/wild-young-parents-project-named-overall-winner-2018-gsk-impact-awards/)**(
   23 May 2018)

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