ENTRY RULES

• Entries must be for a fitout project completed between 1 October 2023 to 30 April 2025.  If the fitout is deemed to be completed outside of this project criteria timeframe, the judges have the right to disqualify the entry.
• Judging will take place in June and July 2025.
• Entries received into previous Interior Fitout Awards programs may not be re-entered.
• Multiple entries are permitted in each category.
• Only entries accessible to the major capital cities by road/air in reasonable driving time can be judged. A 100km radius from the centre of the CBD in each state is the central point for this criterion. Any entries outside of this radius may be charged an increased fee to cover the additional travel expenses for judges.
• State categories for 2025 are:
  ▶ VIC/TAS  ▶ QLD/NT  ▶ NSW/ACT  ▶ WA  ▶ SA
• If a minimum of 6 entries has not been received for each state, IFA reserves the right to amalgamate states, to create a fair judging platform.
• A fitout project will be judged and will form part of the state awards program where the project has been installed. For example, if you are based in Sydney but you enter a project in WA, your project will be judged as a WA entry.
• The entrant must be the principal contractor responsible for the installation.
• Businesses in a franchise arrangement are considered separate entities for the purpose of entering this awards program. Both the franchisor and any franchisee must each pay the full initial entry fee as well as any additional fees for any entries they submit individually.
• Designers or IFA Designer Members cannot enter these awards.  The Interior Fitout Awards is only open to IFA Premium Members who are a fitout/construct company, or non-member fitout/construct businesses. Designers, please enter the IFA Design Awards.

ENTRY FEES

ENTRY FEE FOR FIRST ENTRY
IFA Premium Member $350.00 +GST
Non-member $1,000.00 +GST

ENTRY FEE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ENTRY
IFA Premium Member $175.00 +GST
Non-member $500.00 +GST

LATE ENTRY (RECEIVED AFTER 30 APRIL 2025)
IFA Premium Member $500.00 +GST
Non-member $1,500.00 +GST

CATEGORIES

BEST RETAIL INTERIOR FITOUT
(Grocery, Convenience Stores, Department Stores, Speciality Stores, Clothing and Apparel, White Goods, Sporting Stores, Cosmetic Stores, General Merchandise Stores, Kiosks, Pop-Ups)

• Projects up to $250,000
• Projects $250,001 to $500,000
• Projects $500,001 to $750,000
• Projects $750,001 to $1,000,000
• Projects $1,000,001 to $2,500,000
• Projects over $2,500,001

BEST HOSPITALITY INTERIOR FITOUT
(Food and Beverage, Pubs and Bars, Accommodation/Hotels, Travel and Tourism, Entertainment and Recreation, etc.)

• Projects up to $250,000
• Projects $250,001 to $500,000
• Projects $500,001 to $1,000,000
• Projects $1,000,001 to $2,500,000
• Projects over $2,500,001

BEST HEALTH SERVICES INTERIOR FITOUT
(Beauty/Spa, Medical, Dental, Hospital, Pharmacy)

• Projects up to $250,000
• Projects $250,001 to $500,000
• Projects $500,001 to $1,000,000
• Projects $1,000,001 to $2,500,000
• Projects over $2,500,001

BEST COMMERCIAL FITOUT AWARD
(Office Premises, Educational Institutions, Creche & Nurseries, Industrial, Warehouse)

• Projects up to $500,000
• Projects $500,001 to $1,000,000
• Projects $1,000,001 to $2,500,000
• Projects over $2,500,001

HOW TO ENTER

Register or login – this will allow you to save your submission and return to it.

Each project entered requires a separate submission. 

All entries should include:

• 3 or 4 high resolution images at 300dpi. Please note: only photos not copyright protected, or those that have an appropriate copyright release, will be accepted. To qualify, a photo marked “copyright” or “property of” must be accompanied by a written release of all rights, both digital and print.
• An “access approved” letter from the project owner. If judges are not permitted access on the day of judging, no refund will be provided. This letter MUST accompany every entry.  The letter must be signed by the client NOT the company entering the awards.  Pro forma letter included here.
• Any additional information should be uploaded as an attachment.

THE JUDGING PROCESS

• Scores will be confidentially compiled to determine the winners of each category.
• Entries are judged and winners determined in the National Award, the State Awards and the Category Awards.
• All entries from within a state, regardless of the category, will go into the running for the State Interior Fitout of the Year.
• All entries across Australia, regardless of the category, will go into the running for the National Interior Fitout of the Year. The principal criteria for judging will be based on excellence of fitout and quality in executing the total concept.
• The Association and/or the judging panel reserve the right to reclassify the entry into another category if deemed appropriate.
• The Association reserves the right to establish, alter, or amend the judging criteria and the decision of the judges will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The judging panel has the discretion to confer special awards where entries warrant special recognition.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

• The entrant is responsible for the collection and accurate reporting of all contributing and represented companies.
• Entries not complying with the competition rules will be disqualified.
  IFA reserves the right to disqualify any entry which does not meet the conditions of entry and the decision of the judging panel will be final with no correspondence entered into.
• Entrants grant IFA permission to use their supplied images for publicity and marketing purposes. It is the responsibility of the entrant to seek their client’s permission to use their images, brand or mark. IFA cannot be held liable.
• If a project is entered and paid for as a non-member, a refund will not be given if the entrant becomes a member in the period following entry submission.