iF Design Student Award 2026

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Call for iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2026 is open now!!!

One of the world’s premier design awards for students, receiving more than 7,000 entries annually from all over the world. iF Design, together with their Sponsors offers a platform for innovative student concepts. Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the 50,000 EUR prize money.

They are already looking forward to celebrating their winners in June 2026 at a two-day event in Frankfurt (Germany), the World Design Capital 2026, embedded in various activities of the WDC program.

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Young designers watch out: Be there for the next edition with your future-oriented concepts!

1. Under the same conditions as in real design life – but completely free of charge.
2. With the chance to win prize money in total of EUR 50,000, which will be divided among the best.
3. With a two-step jury process:
   Step 1: Online Jury
   Step 2: Final Jury in Berlin on 24 April 2026
4. The jury, consisting of international design experts, will honor the best concepts and divide the prize money.

Design should concern on urgent questions and problems worldwide? Studies have introduced to the first steps of design practice? Like to present ideas to a distinguished panel of experts and an international audience? Maybe get additional support in the form of prize money?

Then apply now with project, free of charge until 28 January 2026!

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Who can participate?

Current students and recent graduates (having gained their diploma up to two yers ago) of all design-related courses and programs are welcome to register their concepts.

How to participate

Hand in as many concepts as you like – but you are not allowed to submit the same concept to several categories. Your concept can be a product, a project, an application, a communication idea or a service concept. Entries can be submitted by individuals and also by teams of up to four people.

All data of your registration should be in ENGLISH for the international jury to access and judge. Participation is free of charge!

Requirements for the Award and the Presentation Poster

1. Current students and recent graduates (having gained their diploma up to two yers ago) of all design-related courses and programs are welcome to register their concepts.

2. Requirements for the Presentation Poster

DIN A1 landscape (840 x 594 mm) divided as follows:

• Area 1 (840 x 430 mm): This can be designed as you wish but must include a short, catchy presentation of your design in words and pictures.
• Area 2 (840 x 64 mm): Use font size ca. 20 pt.
  i) Your entry: Entry-ID, Category
  ii) Concept: Name of entry
  iii) Student/s: First name / Last name
  iv) University: Name of university, City / Country
• Area 3 (840 x 50 mm): Top and bottom, please leave blank for print and assembly

3. Poster Details

• Size, extent, file type: DIN A1, 1 page, PDF-file
• Landscape (840 mm length x 594 mm height)
• Font size for descriptive text and index data: 20 pt
• Font: Suisse or other sans serif fonts such as
• Arial, Franklin Gothic, Futura, Helvetica, Univers
• Image Resolution: 300 dpi at 100% positioning
• Data delivery as platform-independent PDF-X3 file
• Maximum file size: 5 MB
• Color space: RGB

4. Categories – the UN Sustainable Development Goals (1-15):

All submissions should be in line with one of the following 15 UN SDGs:

• No poverty

• Zero hunger

• Goodhealth and well-being

• Quality education

• Gender equality

• Clean water and sanitation

• Affordable and clean energy

• Decent work and economic growth

• Industry, innovation and infrastructure

• Reduced inequalities

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Responsible consumption and production

• Climate action

• Life below water

• Life on land

Dates 2026