Call for Nominations: iF Design Student Award 2025

Deadline: 5 February 2025

Applications are now open for iF Design Student Award, one of the world’s premier design awards for students receiving roughly 10,000 entries annually from all over the world.

Benefits

Logo: Your iF Winner Logo for download.
Certificate: Your iF Winner Certificate for download.
Email Footer: Show your talent in all correspondences.
Your Published Entry: Your awarded entry will be shown on the iF Design Website unlimited in time.
iF Design Exhibition: Your awarded entry will be presented in Taipei and other destinations.
Communication Support: Gain the appropriate recognition for your success by their PR and social media activities.
Awards Ceremony: Celebrate with them at their fabulous 2-day winner event.

Funding Information

Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the 50,000 EUR prize money.

Eligibility Criteria

Students and recent graduates of all design-related courses and programs are welcome to register their concepts. Graduates who gained their diploma no more than two years ago are eligible to participate as well.

Evaluation Criteria

The five criteria will serve as the basis for the jury evaluation.
- Problem-solving Does it solve a problem?
  - Degree of innovation
  - Degree of elaboration
  - Uniqueness
  - Use value and usability
  - Moral-ethical standards
- Does it reflect or promote high moral-ethical standards?
  - Human dignity
  - Respect for the individual justice and fairness
  - Awareness of environmental standards
  - Social responsibility
  - Solidarity
- Does it strengthen group relations?
  - Sensitivity for cultural traditions and power relations
  - Concern for common goals and the collective
  - Addressing social conflict through dialogue
- Economic calculation Does it make economic sense?
  - Efficient use of resources
  - Feasibility and ease of implementation
  - Long-term perspective
  - Profitability
- Beneficial experiences Does it create a positive experience?
  - Respect for the individual, justice + fairness, positive experience and fun
  - Aesthetic potential, spatial ambience
  - Social responsibility, comfort and pleasure