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Prizes

James Dyson Award

Status

Usually opens in March and April and May and June and July

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
£30,000

Prizes: national winner GBP 5,000; international runners-up GBP 5,000; international winner GBP 30,000; sustainability winner GBP 30,000.

Funder

James Dyson Foundation

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — 2026 entries opened 11 March and closed 15 July 2026; international winner announced 4 November 2026. 2027 dates not yet published.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Current or recent (within four years) university-level design or engineering students in participating countries

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/

"Entries open Mar 11; Entries close Jul 15; National winner £5,000; International winner £30,000; Sustainability winner £30,000"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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