The James Dyson Award, a global design engineering competition that has supported more than 400 inventions, opens for submissions on March 11 for 2026. The Award invites current and recent design and engineering students across 28 countries and regions to present ideas that tackle real-world problems.
Shortlisted entries will be reviewed by national judging panels of design and engineering experts, including Dyson engineers. National winners will receive £5,000 and a chance to progress to the international stage. Sir James Dyson will select global winners to receive £30,000 (approx. INR 37 lakhs), and a platform to take their inventions to the next level.
The Award gives winners media exposure, international recognition, and the momentum for these young inventors to accelerate their ideas to commercialisation.
How to enter
Entries can now be submitted via the James Dyson Award website, with the deadline set for midnight on 15th July 2026. University students and recent graduates of design and engineering subjects are eligible to apply.
The National Winners, selected by these judging panels and each winning a £5,000 (Approx 6 lakhs) prize, will be announced on 9th September, the Global Top 20 Shortlist, selected by Dyson Engineers, on 14th October, and the Global Winners, selected by James Dyson, on 4th November.
Go to www.jamesdysonaward.org to find out more and apply
Sir James Dyson, Founder of Dyson, said: “I established the James Dyson Award to encourage young ‘doers’ in life who are focused on solving the problems they see in the world, not grandstanding about them. It has been inspiring to see so many brilliant ideas from young design engineers, many of whom have gone on to build businesses and take their problem-solving ideas to people and markets all over the world. I look forward to judging this year’s submissions.”
