The International Design Competition for Youth 2019 with a Cash Award of €33,500

The James Dyson Award is an international student design award. It is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be a creative, challenge and invent. The aim of the award is to support current and recent graduates of design or engineering who have a problem-solving idea.

Eligibility requirements:

1. The award is open to current university students of engineering, product design and industrial design, and those who have graduated in these subjects in the last four years.
2. They don't care where you're from. However, all entrants must have undertaken their studies in one of the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
3. Teams are also encouraged to enter, provided at least the team leader must have studied one of the qualifying subjects, and all team members must be (or have been within the last four years) enrolled for at least one semester in an undergraduate or graduate program.
4. Team entries are restricted to a maximum of 10 members.

Prizes:

1. International Winner
   • €33,500 for the winning individual or team;
   • €5,500 for the institution where the winner studies or previously studied; and
   • a James Dyson Award Certificate.
2. International Runners-up:
   1. €5,500 to the entrant (or as applicable the team); and
   2. a James Dyson Award Certificate.
3. National Winners from each Eligible Country:
   1. €2,200 to the entrant (or as applicable the team); and
   2. a James Dyson Award Certificate

How judging works:

1. Stage 1

   A panel of local design and engineering professionals will select three entries from your country or region to progress to the next stage. One of these will be declared the National Winner, earning a cash prize.

   Projects are judged on the strength of the entry, not just the invention itself. You’ll need to communicate the significance of your invention, but also how the product was developed and how you reached your final design. Demonstrating an iterative, trial-and-error approach will serve you well.

2. Stage 2

   At this point, a panel of Dyson engineers pores over entries chosen by the national judges, whittling them down to just 20. They look at how well each entry answers the brief, keeping commercial viability in focus – is your product something that people will want, and you can manufacture at a reasonable price?

3. Stage 3

   The final 20 entries are reviewed in detail by James Dyson himself. Selecting his favorites, they are then scrutinized by Dyson’s intellectual property team for any legal infringements (e.g. on third-party patents).

   Armed with this information, James hand-selects the winner of the grand prize, plus up to two runners-up.

   Note: Whether or not you are chosen as the winner, They respect your intellectual property. Dyson will not steal or profit from your idea.

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