James Dyson Award 2026
Opportunity details
Deadline
In 46 days
Opportunity funding
Not funding
Study level
Undergraduate
Host Country
Worldwide
Online
- Area
- Online
- Opportunity type
- Competitions Awards
- Specialities
- Creative Arts and Design
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Description
The James Dyson Foundation is proud to announce the opening of submissions for the James Dyson Award 2026, a global design engineering competition that has supported more than 400 inventions.
Who can enter
- Current and recent design and engineering students across 28 countries and regions are invited to participate.
- Eligible disciplines include Industrial Design, Multiple Disciplines, and Students Only.
- All entrants must have undertaken their studies in one of the following countries or regions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Mainland China, Colombia, Hong Kong SAR, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Prizes
- National winners will receive $6,500 and a chance to progress to the international stage.
- Sir James Dyson will select global winners to receive $40,000 and a platform to take their inventions to the next level.
How to enter
The brief is broad. We’re looking for designers who think differently, to create products that work better. Engineers follow an iterative design process. The judges – and James Dyson especially – are drawn to designs that employ clever yet simple engineering principles and address clear problems.
How to apply
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