- presented by Kleine Zeitung & ORF Steiermark

This Elevate Award has a local focus on the Austrian state of Styria (Steiermark). While sharing the same values and criteria as the International Elevate Award, this award has a clear local/regional focus.

After the public call for nominees (May 11th to June 30th 2015), the winner out of the top five contestants will be chosen by the audiences of Kleine Zeitung and ORF Steiermark in October 2015. There will be an online voting process, held at the website of Kleine Zeitung and on the Elevate Website from October 1st until October 15th.

This award initiative has the support of the governor of the state of Styria, as well as the culture department of the city of Graz.