According to Flavie Dupuy, an official at the Institut Francais de Taipei, the Grand Prix Savignac is sanctioned by UNESCO, which provides funding and a venue for the event.
據法國在台協會合作與文化組文化事務專員裴若冰表示，Savignac 獎由聯合國國際教科文組織認養，並提供經費及場地贊助，公信力無庸置疑。