James Dyson Award
Celebrating bright minds
The James Dyson Award is an international design award, run by the James Dyson Foundation, that inspires, encourages and celebrates budding inventors' new, problem-solving ideas – and provides a platform to launch them.
![2011 international winner of the James Dyson Award, Edward Linacre, with his invention Airdrop](/content/dam/jdf/desktop/home-page-JDA-desktop-only-2-use-hero-component_1.jpg)
The award runs annually, and is open to current and recently-graduated design and engineering students in 30 countries.
Where are they now?
Kai Lin, inventor of Klippa
Kai was a National US James Dyson Award finalist with his invention, Klippa, a prosthetic leg designed for amputee rock climbers. Kai talks about his progress since winning and offers his tips for aspiring engineers.
![Kai Lin, Inventor of Klippa and National US James Dyson Award winner.](/content/dam/jdf/us-desktop/kai-lin-desktop.jpg)
Where are they now?
Solveiga Paikstaite, inventor of Bump Mark
Solveiga was the UK National winner of the James Dyson Award in 2014 with Bump Mark - a bioreactive expiry label for food. She tells us more about her experience since winning the award.
![Solveiga Pakštaitė, UK National Winner of the James Dyson Award in 2014.](/content/dam/jdf/desktop/james-dyson-award__desktop__image1-large--desktop.jpg)
![Female student disassembling a Dyson vacuum cleaner head with a screwdriver.](/content/dam/jdf/desktop/JDA-US-Resource-Image-720x720px.jpg)
Supporting educators
The James Dyson Award curriculum guide was written by Dr. Elizabeth Hassan to help other educators globally use the award as a tool for teaching design.
This is one example of how educators are utilizing the global award and how it can be adapted best to fit your students.
Got a world-changing idea?
Tell us about it
Design something that solves a problem.
Head to the James Dyson Award website to learn about how to enter.