The
iF Student Design Awardis one of the most internationally renowned as well as biggest young designers competition. Already since
2008they are looking for the most intelligent, most innovative concepts from all fields of design every year.
To reflect the range of contributions, the
iF Student Design Awardaccepts entries in seven disciplines, most of them sub-divided in several categories:
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Product•
Packaging•
Communication•
Interior Architecture•
Service Design•
Fashion Design•
PhotographyFurthermore there are five fields of change, the '
trend roots', which they have developed in cooperation with the
TRENDBÃœROin Munich. They indicate a change in society that the entry is most likely to achieve. When registering, every entry has to be assigned to one discipline and to one trend root:
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Social Change•
Cultural Change•
Economic Change•
Ecological Change•
Technological ChangeThe intellectual property rights of all submitted designs remain with the participants. The organisers will not implement any concepts submitted to the
iF Student Design Award.
There is no entry fee.
Eligibility
Students and recent graduates that left university within the last two years are allowed to submit their entries.
Prize
The
iF Student Design Awardhas a total prize money of
EUR 30,000(approx. 38,200 USD).
All winning entries will receive the
iF Student Design Awardlogo. As an award winner you are entitled to use this logo for commercial purposes. Winning an
iF Student Design Awardnot only signifies outstanding achievements in design, but also ensures that the universities of the award winners will receive points in the
iF ranking university.