For the first time ever last year, a Canadian team took home the international prize for the James Dyson Award. Now, if you want to follow in the footsteps of the four engineering students from the University of Waterloo, you can start sending in those entries. Run by the James Dyson Foundation, the James Dyson Award is now open to 22 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the USA.
You have until July 19th to submit your entries. The national winners and finalists will be announced on September 8th and the shortlist will be released on September 29th. The winning team and finalists will be announced on October 27th. The international winner stands to win $60,000 for the student and $10,000 for the student’s university department. There will be two international runners-up that will take home $10,000 each. The national winners, on the other hand, will take home $4,000 each.