James Dyson Award
GLOBAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
James Dyson has chosen his global winners of the James Dyson Award 2023. Check out our project gallery to find out who they are. Thank you to all of our brilliant entrants for making the judging so difficult. We'll be back in 2024!
What is it?
A HEAD START FOR BUDDING INVENTORS
The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. It's open to current and recent design engineering students, and is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to get young people excited about design engineering.
Key dates 2023
Mar 01
Entries open
Jul 19
Entries close
Sep 13
National winners and finalists announced
Oct 18
Dyson engineers' shortlist
Nov 15
International winner and sustainability winner announced
Prizes
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
The James Dyson Award is a chance for budding inventors to make a name for themselves. As well as winning a significant cash prize, they could generate media exposure to kick-start their career, earn the esteem of their peers – and perhaps gain the confidence to launch their own business.
National winner
$8,000
International runners up
$8,000
Sustainability winner
$49,000
International winner
$49,000
The brief
Design something that solves a problem
The competition is open annually to designers who think differently, to create products that work better.
Engineers who follow an iterative design process. The judges – and James Dyson especially – are drawn to designs that employ clever yet simple engineering principles. If it's a sustainable design, that’s even better.
As well as proving a project’s technical viability, we love entrants to show us that it’s commercially viable, too.
"Young design engineers have the ability to develop tangible technologies that can change lives. The James Dyson Award rewards those who have the persistence and tenacity to develop their ideas."
Project gallery
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