Each year, the Talent Award shines a spotlight on emerging talent from the region. Student teams from educational institutions such as SintLucas, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Summa College, and TU Eindhoven spend a year developing their projects within the GLOW Academy. Guided by mentors and light artists, they create innovative light art installations, which are showcased to a large audience during GLOW.

The Jury Prize
The nominated projects were evaluated by an expert jury based on GLOW’s core values: accessibility, innovation, connection, and the WOW factor. The winner of the jury prize receives a grant of €2,500 to further develop their project for GLOW 2025.

A special thank you to our jury members: Saskia Lammers (Municipality of Eindhoven), Viola van Alphen (Manifestations), Maurits Westerik (Best Kept Secret Festival), Jurgen Buurman (ASML), Marcel Bruinshoofd (Deerns), and Andrea Lewis (GoodHabitz).

This year, the jury prize was awarded to the student team BeCreative from Fontys University of Applied Sciences for their project Dragonfly.

The Audience Prize
All GLOW visitors made an impact by voting for the audience prize. By selecting their favorite student team, they contributed to the further development of these creative projects. The audience prize is a vital part of the Talent Award and offers a unique opportunity to gauge public appreciation for the projects.

The audience prize also went to Dragonfly! With a €1,000 award, the team can continue to bring their ideas to life.

A Unique Collaboration in 2025
For the first time, GLOW is partnering with the Best Kept Secret Festival. This exciting collaboration provides the two winning student teams with the opportunity to present their light artworks to a new audience, both at the festival preview in February and during the main event in June.

The winners of this special collaboration are SintLucas with Blobs and Team IGNITE with Skyway.

The Talent Award was made possible by the ASML Student Fund.