The shortlist for the MWA 2026 has been finalised

The jury has made its shortlist:
The selection process for the Mülheim Water Award 2026 is moving on to the next round.

The members of the jury for the Mülheim Water Award 2026 have made a shortlist from the numerous applications submitted. Given the high quality and diversity of the entries, the decision was not an easy one. Following intensive review, the projects that have made it onto the shortlist have now been finalised.

The following projects, listed in alphabetical order, have been nominated for the next phase of the competition
(project title, lead applicant / institution):

• Agro&Blauw
  Prof. Imca Sampers / University Ghent / HelloWater
• Aqua Ludens
  Dr.-Ing. Joep van den Broeke / KWR Water Research Institute
• Digital WHO Water Safety Plan Platform for National-Scale Drinking Water Governance
  David Jeczmionek / Techno-Merce
• Einsatz eines polymeren Flockungsmittels auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe
  Petra Scholten / Stadtwerke Essen AG
• E2C Water Resilience Intelligence: A Digital Evidence Platform for Accelerating Water Innovation Deployment
  Prof. Evina Katsou / Imperial College London
• GCI-Rohrpassivsammler – Eine innovative Messeinrichtung zur Passivsammler-basierten Überwachung von PFAS und anderen Wasserinhaltsstoffen in Grundwasser, Trinkwasser und geklärtem Abwasser
  Jörg-Helge Hein / GCI GmbH
• Hydraulic-thermal model for predictive assessment of Legionella growth potential and performance in premise plumbing systems
  Kevin Vargas / Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• NPM AI – Advanced Network for NRW Management in Istanbul
  Hizir Akbulut / VIVAVIS AG
• PerfluorAd® / PerfluorAd+®: Integrierte, ressourcenschonende PFAS-Entfernung aus Wasser zum Schutz der Ressource Wasser
  Dr.-Ing. Martin Cornelsen / Cornelsen Group
• Reducing Persistent Pollutants at Source to Safeguard Drinking Water Supplies
  Luisa Orsini / Daphne Water Solutions Limited

The applicants for the selected projects have been invited to submit supplementary documentation for the second phase of the application process. These will now be assessed by the jury as part of the further selection process.

We would like to thank all applicants warmly for the many innovative and forward-looking submissions and look forward to the next stages of the competition.