My Place Awards Community-led Project Entry

How to Enter

Community groups responsible for a transformative, regenerative built environment project can the My Place Awards using our entry form. The My Place Awards 2025 will close for entry on 30 April 2025 at 11.59pm.

The entry form has 4 sections:

• Basic information: ​The first group of questions asks for basic information like the name of the project, date of completion, name of the building owner, name of architect or designer, local authority area, name of nominating body, contact details for the nominating body, etc.
  
  
• Summary description of project​: This section of the entry should outline the story of your project. A compelling story will begin by laying out the community need(s) that drove the project’s inception, followed by information about how the project progressed (including any obstacles) and ending with the project’s completion and details of how community need(s) were met. In writing this section, be sure to include the who, what, where, when, why and how of your project. An example of an entry that tells a compelling story in its description section is 2020 My Place Awards winner Strontian Primary School.
  
  
• Supporting statement: This section should clearly explain how your project fits the criteria for the My Place Awards. Please directly refer to the judging criteria listed at the top of these guidelines. You may consider dividing your answer into the 4 criteria headings of community involvement, benefit and impact; build design and quality; preservation or enhancement of the local built environment; and achievements of the project. An example of a submission that has a strong supporting statement that provides a clear argument for the project’s suitability for the Awards is 2020 My Place Awards highly commended project Bridgend Farmhouse.
  
  
• Image upload​: Please upload a selection of high quality photos of your project. In order to be used in our press and media, the photos ​should have a width and height of at least 1600 pixels​. Please provide a brief description of the images as well as indicate any image credits. You may consider submitting 1 or 2 “before” photos so that the judges can have a better idea of the impact your project has made.

To ensure an equitable submission and judging process, we will provide guidance and assistance on submissions. Please email ​sct@scottishcivictrust.org.uk​ if you have any questions.

It is strongly recommended that you have a look at the My Place Awards Community-led Project Judging Criteria before submitting an entry.

All entries must be made here online; no paper copies will be accepted.

Please note:

• Please complete check that your contact details – email and telephone – are correct.
• An asterisk * denotes a mandatory question / field.
• The submission of this form acknowledges that the designer of the project has agreed for their name to be included.
• The system cannot accept images larger than 3mb. It is very important that you check the size of images before submitting.
• Please submit jpegs only.  Please do not attach word or pdf documents.
• Please supply photo credits.
• If applicable, please include clear images of the interior and exterior of a building.
• You can submit a minimum of three images and a maximum of six.