The Award

Who Is Eligible to Receive the Award?

The JAX Innovation Award will be presented to corporations or individuals, open source projects, universities, or other European organizations that have rendered enviable contributions to the world of Java and Eclipse.

The Award

The JAX Innovation Award is prize money worth 20,000 Euro.
The prize money donated by Software & Support Media is as follows:

  • 1st prize: 10,000 €
  • 2nd prize: 5,000 €
  • 3rd prize: 2,000 €
  • 4th prize: 1000 €
  • 5th prize: 1000 €
  • Audience Award: 1000 €

Award Ceremony

The JAX Innovation Award will be presented within the scope of JAX, Enterprise Architektur Konferenz, and Eclipse Forum Europe. The three conferences will take place in parallel from May 8 to 12 in Wiesbaden. Combined they represent one of the most important European conferences on professional information technology.

Information on the conferences is available at: