Benefits at a glance- Participation free of charge
- Chance
to win prize money totaling 50,000 euros
- Categories of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Physical
Final Jury in Berlin on 24 April 2026
- Two-day Awards Ceremony in the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026,
Germany on 10 and 11 June 2026
- International PR and social media campaign for the winners and their universities
Who can participateIf you are currently enrolled at a university or graduated no more
than 2 years ago, you can participate.
SubmissionSubmission deadline ends on 28 January
2026 at 23:59 CET.
- You can register online via the my iF section
of our website. As new participant you must first create a user account.
- Entry name, selection of category,
entry type.
- Add 2 images of your entry. One image in landscape format and one in portrait format. (File types:
JPG, PNG, max. width: 4,750 px, max. file size: 5 MB, color mode: RGB)
- Naming of the image: Entry-ID – name of entry
– no. of picture e.g. 1
- Add your presentation poster as the core piece of your application
- Use our example
template for creating the poster! (File type: PDF, max. file size: 5 MB)
- Additional optional media: video link presenting
your entry in more detail.
- Design statement (= short description of your concept with max. 650 characters) Section
credits: Enter your name (and that of your teammates) and your university (up to 4 team members possible) and add your student
ID. If you are submitting the application as a team, please upload a photo showing all student IDs together.
ContactFor further information regarding the conference and submission
please
visit the website.
Andrea van Velzen
phone +49.511.54224-217
andrea.van-velzen@ifdesign.comHeike Meier
phone +49.511.54224-203
heike.meier@ifdesign.com 
