The James Dyson Award 2012 is open

The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries (including the UK) and open to product design, industrial design and engineering university level students (or graduates within 4 years of graduation). Run by the James Dyson Foundation, its mission to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent.

THE BRIEF
“Design something that solves a problem”

THE PRIZE
International Winner:
- £10,000 the student or student team (of up to four members)
- £10,000 for their university department
- James Dyson Award trophy and Certificate

Two International Runners-up:
- £2,000 each
- James Dyson Award Certificate

Fifteen International Finalists:
- James Dyson Award Certificate

National Winners:
- £1,000 each
- James Dyson Award Certificate

Up to nine National Finalists from each country:
- James Dyson Award Certificate

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, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA.

The closing date is 2 August 2012. For more details visit www.jamesdysonaward.org