James Dyson Award

Design · Watching · Organiser: James Dyson Foundation

A competition where design and engineering students or recent graduates present a product that solves a real problem, with a prototype. It has national and international stages. The clarity of the problem, the engineering approach and the prototype carry the assessment.

Who can take part?

Students and recent graduates in product design, industrial design or engineering; the graduation window and participating countries are published each year.

How to prepare

Document how the prototype evolved with photos and notes. Be able to state the problem and the user in one sentence.

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Last checked: 2026-10-25