Deadline: 2 August 2011
Open to: product design, industrial design and engineering university level students (or graduates within 4 years of graduation) who have studied in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA.
Prizes: Vary
The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries. It’s 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 creative, challenge and invent.
THE THEME: “Design something that solves a problem”
Eligibility
The James Dyson Award is open to product design, industrial design and engineering university level students (or graduates within 4 years of graduation) who have studied in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA.
Prizes
International Winner:
– £10,000 the student or student team (of up to four members)
– £10,000 for their university department
– James Dyson Award trophy and Certificate
Two International Runners-up:
– £2,000 each
– James Dyson Award Certificate
Twelve International Finalists:
– James Dyson Award Certificate
National Winners:
– £1,000 each
– James Dyson Award Certificate
Up to nine National Finalists from each country:
– James Dyson Award Certificate
Application
Entry to the JDA will take the form of a project profile uploaded to the JDA website, which should include sketches and images of models and prototypes demonstrating the research and development process (including testing and design for manufacture). In order to upload your materials you should first REGISTER HERE.
Еach submission should include:
- Project name: The name that will appear on all communication and media coverage concerning the project.
- Succinct description of the project, outlining its principal purpose and function.
- It should describe the problem solved and how it does this.
- Two versions should be submitted, firstly in the entrant’s mother tongue, and secondly in English. This description should be no longer than 200 words.
- Explanation of the inspiration behind the project, along with the entrants personal motivation (in mother tongue and in English).
- Explanation of the development process that the designer took to develop the project (in mother tongue and in English).
- Selected low resolution images to include: i. Sketches ii. Plans iii.
- Photo-realistic 3D CAD renderings (optional)
- One high res (300dpi) image on a white background (this will be used in publicity material if the project is short listed and will be requested from the participant at that time).
- A video of the concept or prototype in action is highly desirable (to be uploaded to YouTube and embedded in JDA website)
- The existence of a working prototype and video report, where viable, is not a compulsory requirement of entry but will add value to a submission.
- All entrants will be required to upload official documentation to prove that they studied (and have graduated within the last 4 years), or are studying, an engineering, product design or industrial design subject at a university within a JDA participating country.
- Word, PDF and JPEG file will be accepted. For example the following would be accepted;A copy of a signed letter from the entrant’s tutor or lecturer stating they attend a particular course within a particular university
- The entrant’s degree certificate
- A letter from the University to the entrant confirming their place and degree title
- Entrants may submit as many projects as they like.
- Each project must form a separate entry and be accompanied by the full supporting information.
