Leonardo 4 Children 2027 Art & Science Awards:
Teenagers aged 13-18 

Teenagers are invited to create an original work integrating Art & Science to address one or more of the topics “Climate”, “Equality”, “Peace”, interpreting the problem, providing a meaningful message and possibly proposing a solution.

The teenagers will use multi-disciplinary skills – creativity, thinking, analysis, intuition, STEAM skills – to create an original work, possibly in teamwork.

Timetable

  • Open from 1 September 2026 until 30 April 2027
  • Announcement of winners: 1 June 2027
  • Workshop, Concert & Award ceremony: October 2027 in Brussels

How to apply

Leonardo 4 Children Awards will open in September 2027.

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Prizes

The announcement of winners will be made by 1 June 2026, and the award ceremony will take place on 9 October 2026 in Brussels.

The authors of the Top 10 works will be invited to present their work to the jury at the hybrid workshop, which is held before the Award ceremony in October in Brussels. The jury will then make a final decision on the Top 3 winners (1 winner on climate, 1 winner on equality, 1 winner on peace).

The 10 works with the best scoring – including the winners of the Special Awards – will receive the following prizes:

Talent Development programme

– € 500 budget for each Top 3 winner
– € 200 budget for the remaining Top 10 winning works

The budget can be used to develop the artistic and scientific skills of winners, subject to the approval of the foundation.

– presentation at workshop and award ceremony;
– promotion on website, social media and promotional material, at public events, institutions or public places including museums, and during concerts and events;
– publication in the “Leonardo 4 Children” booklet;
– award certificate “Leonardo 4 Children”;

Leonardo 4 Children partners and/or the Jury may decide to assign “Honorable Mentions” to specific valuable works with special features and of particular interest.

Special Awards

Special Awards include challenges on specific topics and the winners will receive Special Awards and specific “Talent Development” opportunities offered by partners.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to Climate, Equality and Peace – partner EY
  • Design of Vespa motorbike – partner Piaggio Museum
  • Cinema and audio-visual
  • Cybersecurity and Internet and social media safety – partner AXA
  • La Pace label design
  • Galileo Museum Florence
  • Leonardo da Vinci – Ambrosiana Library Milan
  • Diderot project
  • Special Award Marina Calamai
  • Italian Institute of Culture Brussels
  • Projects inspired by Leonardo – in honour to Fabrizio Ragni