James Dyson Award 2012: Engineers, designers and problem solvers wanted
The James Dyson Award 2012 is now open for entries. The £10,000 award aims to inspire the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent. The brief, simply, is to design something that solves a problem.
"I want to celebrate young, inventive problem solvers who are unafraid to question. It's these minds that will solve the challenges of the future," said James Dyson. "Original ideas and rigorously engineered projects will attract the attention of the judges. I challenge applicants to think big and use the award as a springboard for their ideas."
Last year, the award was given to Australian engineer Edward Linacre. The 27 year old beat 500 other applicants to take home the £10,000 prize. His winning design was a low-cost, self-powered pump and underpipes system designed to deliver water to the roots of crops in the most arid places on earth.
The James Dyson Award supports students not only with monetary prizes but also by promoting and recognising good quality entries. The award is open to product design, industrial design and engineering university level students (or graduates within 4 years of graduation) who have studied in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA.
The deadline for entries is August 2, 2012.
