The Crowbar Awards are open to full-time tertiary students worldwide. There are six categories open for entries, advertising, design, photography, interactive, film, and the Crowbar Challenge. The awards are run by the Association of Accredited Adversting Agents Singapore.
The Crowbar Awards were created in 2001, taking entries from Singapore students. In the year 2004, the Crowbar Awards expanded entries to a number of regions, until finally in 2005, when the awards were opened up to tertiary students worldwide.