iF Design Student Award 2025

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Nonprofit organization

iF Design

Area

Maghreb

Host Country

Algeria

Deadline

06 Feb 2025

Opportunity type

Competitions

Opportunity funding

Not funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

The iF Design Student Award is one of the most important design prizes for students from all over the world, with about 10,000 submissions each year. Together with their Sponsors, iF Design provides a platform for students and their future-oriented concepts. Winners receive international acclaim and the best concepts earn a share of the 50,000 EUR prize money.

The categories for the Prize are the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (Goal 1-15):

End Poverty
End Hunger
Healthy Lives
Quality Education
Gender Equality
Water & Sanitation
Clean Energy
Economic Growth
Resilient Infrastructure
Reduce Inequality Everywhere
Sustainable Cities & Communities
Sustainable Consumption
Climate Action
Life below Water
Life on Land

Benefits of Student Award

Recognition: Winning a design award is a reward for your great work during university.
Funding: All winners are considered for part of EUR 50,000 in prize money.
Networking and PR: Get your name out in the wider design community! Winning an award can open doors to future jobs and more.
Challenge Yourself: See how well your design stacks up to other students around the world.

Eligibility for Student Award

Open to students from all over the world;
Students and recent graduates of all design-related courses and programmes are welcome to register their concepts;
If you are currently enrolled at a university or graduated no more than 2 years ago, you can participate.

Evaluation Criteria

Problem-solving: Does it solve a problem?
- Degree of innovation
- Degree of elaboration
- Uniqueness
- Use value and usability
Moral-ethical standards: Does it reflect or promote high moral-ethical standards?
- Human dignity
- Respect for the individual justice and fairness
- Awareness of environmental standards
- Social responsibility
Solidarity: Does it strengthen group relations?
- Sensivity for cultural traditions and power relations
- Concern for common goals and the collective
- Addressing social conflict through dialogue
Economic Calculation: Does it make economic sense?
- Efficient use of resources
- Feasibility and ease of implementation
- Long-term perspective
- Profitability
Beneficial experiences: Does it create a positive experience?
- Respect for the individual, justice + fairness, positive experience and fun
- Aesthectical potential, spatial ambience
- Social responsibility, comfort and pleasure

Application

Submit as many concepts as you like – but each can only be registered once per competition. You are not allowed to submit the same concept to several categories. Your concept can be a product, a project, an application, a communication idea or a service concept. Entries can be submitted by individuals and also by teams of up to four people.

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