iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027

An international competition for students and recent graduates to submit forward-thinking design concepts aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The best projects will share EUR 50,000 in prize money; this is a conditional award pool, not guaranteed participant compensation. The awards ceremony is scheduled for New York City in June 2027.

One of the 15 UN Sustainable Development Goals referenced by the award

Applicants must be design students from any country who are currently enrolled at a university or graduated no more than two years before applying. Teams may have up to four members, and every member must provide a student ID; team submissions require one photo showing all student IDs together. Multiple entries are permitted, but the same concept cannot be entered in more than one category. All application information and descriptions must be in English. Each concept must align with one of the 15 referenced UN Sustainable Development Goals. The application requires entry basics; two entry images, one landscape and one portrait, in JPG or PNG format, RGB color mode, maximum width 4,750px and maximum 5MB; a presentation poster in PDF format, maximum 5MB, using iF's example template; a design statement of no more than 650 characters; and credits including names, university, and student ID. A video link is optional. No prototype or physical model is required. The best projects receive a share of the EUR 50,000 prize pool; no individual amount is guaranteed. Entry is free.