Problem Solvers Wanted – James Dyson Award 2010

The James Dyson Award is again searching for ingenious student designs and inventions.

The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of designers and engineers. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to inspire young people about design engineering. The James Dyson Award aims to support a large number of students by globally promoting great ideas and recognizing good quality entries.

BRIEF

Design something that solves a problem.

PRIZES

There will be one International Winner, and one National Winner in each country participating in the James Dyson Award 2010. The prizes the Winners and Finalists will receive include -

International Winner:
- £10,000 for the student or student team
- £10,000 for the student’s university department
- The opportunity to visit the Dyson facilities in either the UK or Malaysia
- A trophy from the James Dyson Foundation

Two International Finalists:
- The opportunity to visit the Dyson facilities in either the UK or Malaysia.
- Certificate of Excellence from James Dyson Foundation

National Winner:
- The opportunity to visit the Dyson facilities in either the UK or Malaysia
- Certificate of Excellence from James Dyson Foundation
Up to nine National Finalists from each country:
- Certificate of Excellence from James Dyson Foundation.

WHO CAN ENTER?

The James Dyson Award is open to product design, industrial design and engineering university level students (or graduates within 4 years of graduation) who have studied in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA.

DEADLINE

July 1, 2010. James Dyson will announce the global winner on October 5, 2010.

For full entry information and to enter head on over to the James Dyson Award website.