We help you develop your project
Ánako – 3D Printing Design Award for Solidarity
No finished project required. Let’s start from your idea.
During April, you can share your idea and receive feedback before the final submission.
First phase: Design Support
Throughout April, participants can voluntarily share ideas, sketches, concepts or early-stage projects.
The Ánako team will review the proposals and provide feedback to improve:
- technical feasibility
- printability
- robustness and usability
- clarity of the solution
This phase is optional and is designed to help participants develop stronger and more effective projects.
Important
This is not the official submission phase.
Official project submission will open on 30 April 2026, through the dedicated platform.
Send materials and description to: 3daward@anako.it
Receive feedback within a few days
What you can send
- a short description of your idea
- sketches or simple drawings
- images or references
You do not need to have a finished project.
What matters is the idea and its potential.
Why we are doing this
This award was not created only to select projects.
It was created to help develop solutions that can actually be produced and used in humanitarian contexts.
That is why we decided to open this phase: to help ideas grow before the final submission.
Timeline
- Design Support Phase: 1–30 April 2026
- Official submission opens: 30 April 2026
- Deadline: 31 August 2026
Awards
- 1st prize: PRUSA CORE One + kit 3D printer
- 2nd prize: Original Prusa MINI+ (Enclosure Bundle)
- Access to Prusa Academy training programmes
- Special mentions for social impact, technical quality and project clarity
Further updates will be published on this page and shared through partner institutions and Ánako APS official channels.
