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James Dyson Award

FINAL STAGE OF JUDGING NOW UNDERWAY

Dyson engineers have narrowed down the search to the 20 very best entrants. These will now be reviewed in detail by engineer and inventor James Dyson, who will hand pick this year's winners. Check back on 13th November to see the global winning inventions!

See the top 20
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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 2024

Mar 06

Entries open

Jul 17

Entries close

Sept 11

National winners and finalists announced

Oct 16

Dyson engineers' shortlist announced

Nov 13

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

£5,000

International runners up

£5,000

Sustainability winner

£30,000

International winner

£30,000

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 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.

James Dyson will also look 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."
James Dyson
A image of James Dyson
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