iF Design Student Award 2026
Einreichfrist: 28. Januar 2026
iF Design Student Award 2026 is one of the world's premier design awards for students, receiving more than 7,000
entries annually from all over the world. iF Design, together with its Sponsors offers a platform for innovative student concepts.
Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the 50,000 EUR prize money.
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 participate
If you are currently enrolled at a university or graduated no more than 2 years ago, you can
participate.
Submission
Submission 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.
Contact
For further information regarding the conference and submission
please visit the website.
Andrea van
Velzen
phone +49.511.54224-217
andrea.van-velzen@ifdesign.com
Heike Meier
phone +49.511.54224-203
heike.meier@ifdesign.com
