James Dyson Award
NATIONAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to all of our National Winners and Runners-up, who more than met the expectations of our National Judges. Details of successful inventions can be found in our 2021 project gallery. Dyson engineers will now whittle down the remaining competitors to a shortlist of just 20, which will be announced on 13th October. Good luck!
See the winning entriesWhat 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 2021
Mar 17
Entries open
Jun 30
Entries close
Aug 25
National winners and finalists announced
Oct 13
Dyson engineers' shortlist announced
Nov 17
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
£2,000
International runners up
£5,000
Sustainability winner
£30,000
International winner
£30,000
(and £5,000 for their university)
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 and address clear problems.
As well as proving a project’s technical viability, we love entrants to show us that it’s commercially viable, too.
This year the James Dyson will also looking for entries that address a sustainability issue, or have been designed, sourced or manufactured sustainably.
"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."
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