James Dyson Award 2021
Inventors of the future: Submit your idea to the James Dyson Award
The 2021 James Dyson Award is now open for entries. Two global MYR160,000 prizes to be won.
Since 2005, the James Dyson Award has challenged inventive and entrepreneurial undergraduates and recent graduates of engineering and design, to ‘Design something that solves a problem’. Last year saw a record-breaking number of entries to the Award and the new Sustainability prize awarded its first recipient: AuREUS, invented by Carvey Ehren Maigue from the Philippines. In 2021, there continues to be two MYR160,000 global prizes: the international sustainability winner and the overall international winner. But first, each participating country and region will award a national winner (MYR10,000) and two national runners-up. Those that win a National accolade proceed to the International awarding stages. The Award has given young inventors international media exposure, which has opened up further investment and opportunities for them to develop their ideas. For example, the UK 2011 national winner KwickScreen, infection-controlled screens for patient safety, has grown to establish a company employing over 70 people, supplying screens to every NHS trust in the UK and 240 hospitals internationally.
“Young people want to change the world and the Award supports them to do that giving crucial funding, validation and a platform to launch their ideas. They are remarkably successful, 65% of international winners are commercialising their ideas, against a backdrop where 90% of start-ups fail. I will be looking for radical inventions that challenge and question established thinking. Good luck!” James Dyson, Founder and Chief Engineer at Dyson.
Watch the James Dyson Award 2021 launch video.
Stay up to date with the competition on the James Dyson Award Instagram page.
Entry criteria:
- Design Brief: Design something that solves a problem
- Open to university level students (and recent graduates in the last 4 years) studying Product Design, Industrial Design or any Engineering verticals
- Individual or Group (up to 10 pax) submissions are accepted
- For Group submission, only group leader has to be of product design, industrial design or engineering backgrounds
- Submission of prototype and project presentation not required
- All participants including winners will be entitled to keep their respective product copyright and intellectual property
The competition is open for entries until 30 Jun 2021, and eligible students can submit an online application form via the JDA website.
Please feel free to reach out should you require more information, or if your University like to schedule an online briefing session for any interested students.
Regards,
Grace Ke
James Dyson Foundation SEA Manager
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