#prixalpiq

#prixalpiq is open to all municipalities in the canton of Valais. They can:

• Submit a project themselves
• Sponsor and submit a project put forward by students or researchers from universities of applied studies, engineering consultancy firms, companies, or individuals 

Universities of applied studies and engineering consultancy firms with projects related to water and its sustainable use are invited to contact Valais municipalities to ask for sponsorship.

The winner of #prixalpiq will be awarded a prize worth CHF 40,000. The judging panel will decide on the nature of the prize depending on the selected project.  The winner will receive a minimum of CHF 20,000 in cash, with the remainder of the prize potentially being awarded in the form of coaching.

The ‘winner of hearts’, the Judge’s choice award, will receive a prize of CHF 10,000 in cash.

All applications must be electronic and sent via email to: prixalpiqmail@alpiqweb.com or via application form by 15 September 2025.

Applications must include the following documents:

• The application form duly completed, signed and dated (available either in online format or downloadable in Word format (in the "Useful documents" section)
• Extract from the commercial register if the project leader is a company
• Business plan in French or German (maximum length: 10 A4 pages), describing the project and including all information required to complete it. The business plan must include:
  • how water will be managed sustainably
  • project opportunities and risks
  • overall project cost
  • project implementation schedule
  • expected benefits for the sponsoring municipality

The selection criteria are:

• The project is related to water, a resource for various sectors: energy, agriculture, tourism, environment, drinking water, and so on.
• The project recycles, conserves, and improves the use of water resources in a sustainable way.
• The project is submitted by one or multiple Valais municipalities and will take place in this municipality/these municipalities.

Only projects which meet these selection criteria will be submitted to the judging panel for consideration. They will be assessed by the panel according to following criteria:

• Level of sustainability
• Soundness of the business plan
• Feasibility
• Competency of the project leader or leaders
• Economic and social benefits for the municipality where the project will be implemented
• Level of innovation

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2025.

The #prixalpiq 2025 will be awarded during an official ceremony in October 2025.

Application form - Word (German)

Application form - Word (French)

Rules – PDF (German)

Rules – PDF (French)

Winner 2024

Project initiators: Municipality of Grimisuat

Project name: “Grimisuat irrigation network – sustainable water storage and management”

Aim: To meet its water supply challenges, the municipality has decided to approach the issue in an integrated way, seeking to anticipate water requirements and availability of the resource, and taking measures ranging from infrastructure repair to consumption optimisation

Reward: CHF 40,000

E-mail address

Winner of hearts 2024

Project initiators: Association for water management and development planning in the Aletsch region

Project name: “Sustainable water supply planning in the Aletsch region”

Aim: To identify challenges in relation to drinking water, irrigation and tourism, and then to develop a comprehensive supply concept

Reward: CHF 10 000

E-mail address

Winner 2023

Project initiators: Municipality of Martigny / Sinergy and Centre de Recherche sur l'Environnement Alpin (CREALP)

Project name: "Sources and climate change"

Aim: With climate change in mind, to improve the knowledge of groundwater and how it is likely to develop in future in order to optimise the way the municipality's drinking water resources are managed (by the company Sinergy).

Reward: CHF 40,000

E-mail adress

Winner of hearts 2023

Project initiators: Municipalities of Finhaut and Trient)

Project name:"Save water, it's easy!"li>

Aim: Aim: to massively reduce the water consumption per capita by changing the relationship with this water resource in a sustainable way.

Reward: CHF 10 000

E-mail adress

Winner 2022

Project initiators: Municipalities of Visp, Naters, Brig-Glis and Lalden

Project name: "Regionale Wasserversorgung Südrampe" (Regional Water Supply of the Südrampe)

Aim: To secure regional drinking water supply for the municipalities of Visp, Naters, Brig-Glis and Lalden through the implementation of an innovative inter-municipal governance system

Reward: CHF 40,000

E-mail address

Winner of hearts 2022

Project initiators: Commune of Ayent and Artémis Films Production S.A.

Project name: Film « La Conquête de l’Eau » (The Conquest of Water)

Aim: To transmit the value of water resources and the importance of preserving them to the younger generations

Reward: CHF 10 000

E-mail address

Winner 2021

Project initiators: Commune of Salgesch, Cordonier & Rey SA 

Project name: “Erneuerung Gesamt-Bewässerung Salgesch” 

Aim: To optimise the irrigation networks in the Salgesch commune and reduce the water requirements of local agriculture by up to 40%

Reward: CHF 40,000

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gilles.florey@salgesch.ch

Winner of hearts” 2021

Project initiators: Commune of Val de Bagnes, Droople SA, in partnership with EPFL and ALTIS Groupe SA

Project name: WaSTeLeSS (Water savings and termination of Leakage through Smart Sensors network)

Aim: To raise awareness of water use in Val de Bagnes and reduce drinking water consumption by up to 20%

Reward: CHF 10,000 

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