FRANZ Rising Star Project 2023 (hereinafter referred to as FRSP) will award a total of 100 scholarships.

1. FRSP scholarship amount: NTD$ 30,000 per scholarship.

2. The scholarship will be paid in TWD, RMB, USD, or EUO based on the exchange rate on the day of transfer.

3. Additionally, the scholarship winners are responsible for the relevant handling fees and incidental taxes. These expenses will be deducted from the scholarship.

From 1 March (Wed), 2023, 12:00 noon to 31 July (Mon), 2023, 12:00 noon. The application time is according to GMT+8, where the organizer is located.

Applicants can only apply to the FRSP through the online application. Please follow the instructions on the FRSP official website. The organizer will not accept applications submitted via any alternative methods.

25 October (Wed), 2023, 18:00 on the official website. The announcement time is according to GMT+8, where the organizer is located.

1. FRSP 2023 is open to all applicants who meet the criteria explained below.

2. The applicant must be a current student studying in 2022 or a recent graduate, awarded a degree between 2022 to 2023.

3. Applicants must be registered as students before 31 July 2023. A student ID card with current year register stamp or a transcript of the last semester or a certificate of enrollment or a diploma must be provided as proof of applicant’s student status. Recent graduates must provide proof that they have received their degree between 1 June 2022 and 31 July 2023.

4. The participating current students should be studying for an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or doctoral degree. Only the academic registration date is taken into consideration. Age, years of study, and discipline are not qualifying factors.

1. The entry must be complete. Drafts, 3D modeling, and prototypes not made of porcelain will not be accepted. The organizer has the final right of review.

2. The entry itself must be more than 50% porcelain. As for the proportion of porcelain in the work, the organizer has the final right of review.

3. The artwork must be original. If the organizer is informed that a submitted artwork is a counterfeit, an imitation, or otherwise infringes on the copyright and originality of another artist’s existing artwork, the applicant must take full responsibility. The organizer cannot be held responsible and has the right to disqualify the offending applicant’s artwork and announce such results on the official website.

4. Forms must be complete and accurate for each artwork submitted. If a form is missing or incomplete, and the applicant fails to resolve the problem after notification, the organizer will consider the applicant’s artwork disqualified and no further notice is required from the organizer.

5. A series of artwork will be considered as one piece of artwork (one entry). If the concept of the artworks is similar, they will be considered as one piece of artwork (one entry) as well. The style of artworks should be varied if applicants utilized the same technique. The Organizer reserves the final right of review.

6. The RSP winning artworks of 2018, 2019 and 2021 are not eligible to apply for the 2023 RSP scholarship. The applications that have been submitted but have not been awarded will not be accepted.

7. One applicant can receive no more than 3 scholarships total (i.e. 3 artworks, NTD$ 90,000 in total). If more than 3 artworks from one applicant enter the top 100, only the 3 artworks with the highest scores will be selected by the organizer.

8. One applicant can submit up to 5 artworks. If more than 5 pieces are submitted from one applicant, only 5 artworks will be selected by the organizer according to the submission time, the others will not be accepted.

9. Please do not repeat your submission, if the same artwork is submitted more than once, the organizer will only accept one submission according to the submission order.

1. Winners must submit complete and accurate bank account information. While the organizer will attempt to notify winners of any problems, incomplete, inaccurate, or incorrectly transmitted information may result in the applicant’s application being disqualified.

2. The name on the bank account should match the winner’s name; if not, the organizer can consider this discrepancy as grounds for disqualification and disregard the applicant’s entry.

1. FRSP will conduct reviews of each application and artwork to ensure they meet qualification criteria.

2. The organizer will randomly select several entries, and contact these applicants’ schools to verify their enrollment status or confirm graduation dates. If the organizer deems an applicant unqualified, no further notice will be issued.

3. FRSP Judging Criteria:
All entries submitted to the project will be reviewed by judges independently. The judging criteria are divided into four categories.

(1)Innovation (25%): The degree of innovation in the function, materials, and concept of the work.
(2)Aesthetics (25%): The presentation or the arrangement of the materials.
(3)Content (25%) refers to the artistic concept and expressive content of the entry.
(4)Craftsmanship (25%): The craftsmanship skills in terms of the porcelain making techniques or incorporation of multiple materials.

4. Rising Star Project Judges: To be announced on the official website in June 2023.

5. The scholarship selection is based on the total points given by the judges. RSP scholarships will be awarded to the top 100 artworks that meet all qualifications.

1. Applicants who participate in the FRSP will be seen as acknowledging the FRSP regulations. The FRSP retains the final explanatory right for every document and information regarding the FRSP.

2.FRSP applicants must grant the right to use applicants’ portrait, images of artworks entered, and other images to FRSP. This release will allow FRSP to utilize these images for such purposes including, but not limited to, promotion, publication, announcements, exhibitions, decorations, and any media coverage regarding non-profit promotion for FRSP.

3. The organizer has the right to extend or shorten the application and evaluation periods, depending on the situation.

4. Employees of the organizer cannot apply to FRSP.

5. This agreement has been prepared in both English and Traditional Chinese. In the event of any inconsistency, the Traditional Chinese version shall apply and be binding upon the parties.

Rising Star Future Prize (RSFP) and FRANZ Rising Star Project (FRSP) are adjusted to a biennale project since 2020, which will be held in every odd year.

Rising Star Future Prize (hereinafter referred to as RSFP) will award a total of three works.

1.RSFP First prize: USD 20,000, Second Prize: USD 10,000, Third prize: USD 5,000.

2. The prize money will be paid in USD, RMB, TWD, or EUO based on the exchange rate on the day of transfer.

3. The organizer will proceed with the prize money transfer once confirmed receiving the winning artwork. Please note that the incidental expenses, including but not limited to the ROC taxes and remittance handling fee, will be deducted from the prize amount. The organizer is responsible for the freight charge and shipping insurance cost.

4. RSFP is divided into two stages, preliminary selection and final shortlists. For the shortlisted 5 entries, the applicants shall provide a video recording the process of making such entry and send the entry to the address determined by the organizer. The transportation cost and transportation insurance fee of the entry are borne by the organizer, but the applicant shall bear the responsibility of complete transportation. If the entry is damaged due to incomplete packaging, it will be disqualified. If the applicant fails to provide the entry, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the qualification and fill the vacancy accordingly.

5. All RSFP-winning artwork will become the property of the organizer. If the artwork cannot be provided, the organizer has the right to disqualify the applicant’s winning artwork and will fill the vacancy in order of precedence.

From 1 March (Wed), 2023, 12:00 noon to 31 July (Mon), 2023, 12:00 noon. The application time is according to GMT+8, where the organizer is located.

Applicants can only apply to the RSFP through the online application. Please follow the instructions on the RSFP official website. The organizer will not accept applications submitted via any alternative methods.

Final results announcement day: 25 October (Wed), 2023, 18:00 on the official website. The announcement time is according to GMT+8, where the organizer is located.

1. RSFP 2023 is open to any individuals. Nationality, occupation, age and gender are not qualifying factors.But you cannot apply FRFP with your artworks that were already launched or awarded by FRSP, or other art competitions. Please note that you could apply for FRFP with your new different works.

2. Entries applying for FRSS are not directly qualified for winning FRSA or accepted for RSFP selection. Additional application is required. The applicant may tick the box on the registration form to be eligible for selection.

1. Qualifications for applying for RSFP are not limited to identity, location, gender, age, and current occupation, only that the entry having applied for RSFP or participated in other porcelain competitions cannot be submitted. The artist may apply for RSFP with another piece.

2. The entry itself must be more than 50% porcelain. As for the proportion of porcelain in the work, the organizer has the final right of review.

3. The artwork must be original. If the organizer is informed that a submitted artwork is a counterfeit, an imitation, or otherwise infringes on the copyright and originality of another artist’s existing artwork, the applicant must take full responsibility. The organizer cannot be held responsible and has the right to disqualify the offending applicant’s artwork and announce such results on the official website.

4. Forms must be complete and accurate for each artwork submitted. If a form is missing or incomplete, and the applicant fails to resolve the problem after notification, the organizer will consider the applicant’s artwork disqualified and no further notice is required from the organizer.

5. A series of artwork will be considered as one piece of artwork (one entry). If the concept of the artworks is similar, they will be considered as one piece of artwork (one entry) as well. The style of artworks should be varied if applicants utilized the same technique. The Organizer reserves the final right of review.

6. One applicant can receive only one RSFP award, i.e. 1 artwork. If the winning artwork is also submitted to FRSP, considering the principle of not repeating being awarded, the winning artwork will not be listed in FRSS and FRSA and compete with other participants.

7. One applicant can submit up to 5 artworks, including FRSP’s artworks. If more than 5 pieces are submitted from one applicant, only 5 artworks will be selected by the organizer according to the submission time, the others will not be accepted.

8. Please do not repeat your submission, if the same artwork is submitted more than once, the organizer will only accept the submission based on the latest upload time.

1. Winners must submit complete and accurate bank account information. While the organizer will attempt to notify winners of any problems, incomplete, inaccurate, or incorrectly transmitted information may result in the applicant’s application being disqualified.

2. The name on the bank account should match the winner’s name; if not, the organizer can consider this discrepancy as grounds for disqualification and disregard the applicant’s entry.

1. RSFP panel will verify the qualifications of the applicants and the affiliated entries, conduct the preliminary selection process, and decide the final shortlists.

2. The organizer will randomly select several entries, ensuring applicants’ qualification. If the organizer deems an applicant unqualified, no further notice will be issued.

3. RSFP Judging Criteria:
All entries submitted to the project will be reviewed by judges independently. The judging criteria are divided into four categories.

(1) Innovation (25%): The degree of innovation in the function, materials, and concept of the work.
(2) Aesthetics (25%): The presentation or the arrangement of the materials.
(3) Concept (25%): The connection between the design concept and RSFP’s theme.
(4) Craftsmanship (25%): The craftsmanship skills in terms of the porcelain making techniques or incorporation of multiple materials.

4. Rising Star Future Prize Judges: To be announced on the official website in June 2023.

5. The prize selection is based on the total points given by the judges. RSFP will be awarded to the top 3 artworks that meet all qualifications.

1. Applicants who participate in the RSFP will be seen as acknowledging the RSFP regulations. The RSFP retains the final explanatory right for every document and information regarding the RSFP.

2.RSFP applicants must grant the right to use applicants’ portrait, images of artworks entered, and other images to RSFP. This release will allow RSFP to utilize these images for such purposes including, but not limited to, promotion, publication, announcements, exhibitions, decorations, and any media coverage regarding non-profit promotion for RSFP.

3. The organizer has the right to extend or shorten the application and evaluation periods, depending on the situation.

4. Employees of the organizer cannot apply to RSFP.

5. This agreement has been prepared in both English and Traditional Chinese. In the event of any inconsistency, the Traditional Chinese version shall apply and be binding upon the parties.

In order to make your applying process as smooth as possible, we suggest you read the information thoroughly before signing up and uploading your images. Be sure to follow the required formats below.

A｜Academic Information (only for FRSS)
Acceptable Qualification(either way is fine)
(1)Certificate of Enrollment
(2)Student’ ID card
(3)Transcript
(4)Graduation certificate of 2022/2023

*Picture specification｜JPG, The Maximum file size if 1MB for 1 pic, 72dpi

Ｂ｜Artwork Information
(1)Original artwork｜minimum 1 pic, Maximum for 5 pics
Format｜JPG, No larger than H*W 825 X 1100, The Maximum file size is 1MB for 1 pic, 72dpi

(2)FRS Gallery Thumbnail｜Only 1pic(will be used for exhibiting on FRS Gallery)
Format｜JPG, No larger than H*W 600 X 960, The Maximum file size is 1MB for 1 pic, 72dpi

(3)Thumbnail｜Only 1pic
Format｜JPG, No larger than H*W 500 X 500, The Maximum file size is 1MB for 1 pic, 72dpi

(NOTE: Both resolution requirements are the same on FRSP and RFSP.)

C | Video Specifications (Only RSFP applicants):
Entry Video | A video shooting the entry in 360º. Applicants of the shortlisted 5 entries shall provide the video of making such entry.
Video Specification | MP4 / H*W 1920 x 1080 / Resolution 1080p
Video Uploading Guide |
Please upload the video to the cloud and share the URL of the file
(Applicants from mainland China are recommended to use Baidu Cloud; Applicants from other countries are recommended to use Google Drive or YouTube)
Please do not encrypt the file in case the judges are unable to read it. The applicant will bear the consequences if the file cannot be opened successfully.
File Name Example:
English name of the file_English name of the author

D｜Number of characters on Title and concept of artwork
1.Chinese Version:
(1)Title of artwork｜Both Chinese and English(limited to 50 words)
(2)Concept of artwork｜Chinese(limited to 250 words) and English(limited to 450 words)
(3)Further Explanation｜Either Chinese or English(limited to 1200 words)

2.English Version:
(1)Title of artwork｜English(limited to 50 words）
(2)Concept of artwork｜English(limited to 450 words）
(3)Further Explanation｜ English(limited to 1200 words)

(NOTE: FRSP allows traditional/simplified Chinese and English only.)

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