If you’re a university or college student studying product design, industrial design, and engineering and have a great idea you want to implement, the James Dyson Award is now looking for entries for this year’s competition. The competition looks for solutions to real-life problems from young scientists or engineers. But participants are encouraged to use less and design with the environment in mind. This year, the competition is open to 20 countries. Now, students in Taiwan and Hong Kong can also join. The international winner can stand a chance to win $54,000 for himself/herself and $9,000 for his/her university department.
The competition will be open for entries until July 2. The entrants will need to submit evidence of prototypes as well as stories detailing their design process and inspiration. The international winner will be announced by James Dyson on November 10. You can find out more information here.