India & global
Opportunities Board
The competitions, awards, fellowships, grants and government tenders worth your time — for practices and students, in India and around the world. Closed calls drop off automatically; always confirm this cycle's exact terms on the official page before you enter.
A note on dates. Cycle dates for annual programmes shift year to year. Where we can't verify the current deadline, an entry is marked “Annual — confirm this cycle” and links straight to the official page rather than quoting a date we're unsure of. Fresh, dated deadlines are added weekly and reviewed before they appear.
Competitions(5)
Rolling — many deadlines a year
Buildner (Bee Breeders)
Buildner architecture competitions
The largest stream of international ideas competitions — conceptual briefs with regular monthly and quarterly deadlines.
Check the live list for the current open briefs and their exact deadlines.
Official page
Annual — registration opens late each year
eVolo Magazine
eVolo Skyscraper Competition
The long-running visionary high-rise ideas competition; entries typically open in autumn with a winter deadline.
Confirm this cycle's registration and submission dates on the official page.
Official page
Annual — confirm this cycle
Kaira Looro / Balouo Salo
Kaira Looro Architecture Competition
A humanitarian competition for small, buildable projects in Senegal — strong portfolio value for young practices.
Annual brief and deadlines vary — confirm on the official site.
Official page
Rolling — UIA-endorsed calls
International Union of Architects (UIA)
UIA international competitions
The UIA's register of endorsed international architecture competitions — large, credible, real-project briefs.
Browse current endorsed competitions and their individual deadlines.
Official page
Annual — confirm this cycle
HUDCO (Govt. of India)
India
HUDCO Design Awards
National awards/competitions recognising affordable-housing and habitat design in India.
Watch HUDCO's site for the current cycle's call and dates.
Official page
Awards(6)
Annual — confirm this cycle
Indian Institute of Architects
India
IIA Awards for Excellence in Architecture
The Indian Institute of Architects' flagship national awards across multiple built-project categories.
Categories and the entry window vary each year — confirm on the IIA site.
Official page
Annual — entries open in spring
World Architecture Festival
WAF & INSIDE Awards — call for entries
The world's largest live-crit architecture (WAF) and interiors (INSIDE) awards — Indian firms regularly shortlist and win.
Entry deadlines move annually; the festival itself is in Nov — see the Events Radar.
Official page
Triennial cycle — confirm timing
Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
One of architecture's largest and most prestigious awards, with deep relevance to South-Asian and community-focused work.
Awarded on a three-year cycle by nomination — check the current cycle.
Official page
Annual — confirm this cycle
Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA Awards & International Prize
The RIBA's awards programme, including the International Prize for the world's best new building.
Eligibility and dates differ by award — confirm on the RIBA site.
Official page
Multi-year cycle — confirm timing
Holcim Foundation
Holcim Foundation Awards for Sustainable Construction
A major international award for sustainable, future-oriented construction projects and bold student visions.
Runs on a multi-year cycle — confirm whether entries are currently open.
Official page
Annual — around the GRIHA Summit
GRIHA Council
India
GRIHA Exemplary Performance Awards
Recognition for the best-performing green buildings and professionals in India's national rating system.
Announced around the annual GRIHA Summit (see the Events Radar).
Official page
Fellowships & Residencies(2)
Biennial — confirm this cycle
Fundació Mies van der Rohe
YTAA — Young Talent Architecture Award
The student counterpart to the EU Mies Award — international recognition and exposure for graduation projects.
Runs in even/odd cycles — confirm the current edition's window.
Official page
Biennial — confirm this cycle
Archiprix Foundation
Archiprix International
A global showcase of the best graduation projects, with a workshop and exhibition for selected graduates.
Schools nominate; confirm the current cycle and your school's process.
Official page
Grants & Scholarships(4)
Annual — autumn proposal, winter essay
UC Berkeley / Berkeley Prize
Berkeley Prize Essay Competition
A writing competition on the social art of architecture — a rare, well-funded prize for student essayists.
Two-stage (proposal then essay) — confirm this year's exact dates.
Official page
Annual — confirm this cycle
Charles Wallace India Trust
India
Charles Wallace India Trust grants
Short grants and fellowships for Indians in the arts and heritage — relevant to conservation architects.
Administered via partner bodies in India — confirm current schemes and dates.
Official page
Annual — typically closes early in the year
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation
India
Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarships
Prestigious scholarships funding Indian graduates — including architecture and design — to study at top institutions abroad.
Strict eligibility and an early annual deadline — confirm on the official site.
Official page
Rolling — confirm current openings
INTACH
India
INTACH heritage internships & grants
Internships, training and project support in built-heritage conservation across India.
Openings vary through the year — check INTACH's site.
Official page
Tenders & Empanelment(3)
Periodic — watch for notices
Central Public Works Department
India
CPWD empanelment of architects/consultants
Empanelment opens the door to central-government architectural and consultancy commissions.
Empanelment notices appear periodically — monitor CPWD and the eProcure portal.
Official page
Rolling — live tenders daily
GoI / NIC
India
Government e-procurement (CPP Portal)
The central public-procurement portal — search live architectural, design and consultancy tenders across ministries and states.
Search by keyword (architect, design consultancy) for current live tenders.
Official page
Periodic — mission & city calls
MoHUA / Smart Cities Mission
India
Smart Cities & urban-design competitions
Design competitions and consultancy calls for public space, mobility and urban-renewal projects under the urban missions.
Calls are issued by individual cities and the mission — watch both.
Official page