Students Mariana Raquel Guedes da Costa (Escola Artística Soares dos Reis), Benedita Rocha de Sousa (Escola Artística e Profissional da Árvore) and Beatriz da Silva Florim Moreira (Escola Artística e Profissional da Árvore) were the winners of the 12th edition of the Coelho dos Santos Prize, which consists of a scholarship corresponding to one academic year's tuition fees.

This award is promoted annually by ESAD in honour of the school's co-founder and professor of Art History at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, José Coelho dos Santos (1943-1997). Since 2020, three scholarships lasting one academic year have been awarded to students with completed secondary education.

The works of finalists Rita Maria Tigre Gomes (Escola Artística Soares dos Reis) and Camilo Gabriel Moreira Gomes (José Régio high school) were also highlighted.