iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2026
One of the world's premier design awards for students, receiving more than 7,000 entries annually from all over the world. iF Design, together with our Sponsors offers a platform for innovative student concepts. Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the 50,000 EUR prize money.
We are already looking forward to celebrating our winners in June 2026 at a two-day event in Frankfurt (Germany), the World Design Capital 2026, embedded in various activities of the WDC program.
iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2026 - Entry Guide
GROHE, as part of LIXIL, honors five outstanding student concepts with a special prize to promote young design talent. The winning concepts were created by students from Italy, China, Taiwan and Germany. "Their ideas inspire us to challenge conventions and rethink how design can truly improve lives”, says Patrick Speck, Leader LIXIL GLOBAL DESIGN EMENA, about the next generation of designers.
Categories - the UN Sustainable Development Goals (1-15)
All submissions should be in line with one of the following 15 UN SDGs.
Dates 2026
Submission deadline | 28 January 2026 |
Online Jury | 4 – 13 March 2026 |
Results Online Jury | 24 March 2026 |
Final Jury in Berlin | 24 April 2026 |
Results Final Jury | 7 May 2026 |
Awards Ceremony in Frankfurt | 10 – 11 June 2026 |
Publication of the winners | 11 June 2026 |
Fees
Registration | FREE OF CHARGE |
Evaluation Criteria & Jury Process
The iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD Jury evaluates all entries using five criteria.
Step 1: Online Jury
Based on the five evaluation criteria, the jurors evaluate each entry
The top 300 concepts qualify for the Final Jury
Step 2: Final Jury
The Final Jury meets on 24 April 2026 to examine the qualified entries
They select the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD winners and distribute the prize money