Student Design Awards
The RSA Student Design Awards scheme challenges professional designers-in-training to apply their skills to difficult social issues.
Since its birth as an industrial bursaries scheme in the 1920s, these awards have closely mirrored the evolution of professional design from single-discipline craftsmanship and narrowly-defined design for industry to more diffuse forms of service innovation and socially-inclusive professional practice.
In consultation with design tutors, designers, tutors, past RSA award winners, Royal Designers, sponsors and other stakeholders, the RSA's briefs for 2010-11 reflect five changes. View changes to this year's awards scheme, and the rationale behind the projects.
2010 winners
Design Directions online exhibition
See how this year's Design Directions award winners took up the challenge of helping people become self-reliant.
View all exhibitions from 2005 onwards
Tutors
What should we be teaching professional designers today?
Join the debate on design education at the RSA. Tuesday 21 September, 10am. View more information and book now.
Tutor seminar
This year the seminar will include a discussion about the morning's debate (see above), Student Design Awards project briefings by our expert collaborators as well as an interactive session to determine how the RSA can respond to your needs and aspirations as tutors. Find out more about the seminar and book now.
Briefs
Student Design Awards briefs now available
All Student Design Awards briefs for the 2010/11 award scheme are now live!
View all project briefs
How to enter
How to enter the design awards
Every entrant (whether as an individual or as a team member) must complete a current entry form. Guidelines and Conditions of Entry must be read before beginning work on a project brief.
Participation in the Student Design Awards is open to both current undergraduate and postgraduate students and to those who graduated in summer 2010.
Schedule of key dates and more entry information.
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