Verified designs will be judged by national judging panels made up of design and engineering experts, including Dyson engineers. The winners of the national stage will receive over PLN 24,000 and a chance to advance to the international stage. Sir James Dyson will select international winners who will receive prizes of over PLN 146,000 each and the opportunity to further develop their inventions.
The James Dyson Prize competition provides winners with media publicity, international recognition and an impetus that helps young inventors accelerate the development of ideas and their commercialization.
Sir James Dyson, founder of Dyson, said: “I created the James Dyson Award to support young people who don’t just talk about the world’s problems, but start solving them. Seeing so many great ideas from young engineers is a real inspiration. Many of them have gone on to start their own companies and successfully bring their solutions to markets around the world. I’m looking forward to this year’s entries.”
Winners of 2025
In 2025, the James Dyson Prize Competition celebrated its 20th anniversary and in this anniversary year collected over 2,100 invention entries from young engineers from around the world. These projects offered solutions in areas such as healthcare screening, household waste and emergency relief.
The international award in the sustainable development category went to the Polish project WaterSense, an autonomous device for monitoring water quality. The invention was created by Filip Budny, a PhD student in nanotechnology at the Warsaw University of Technology. WaterSense replaces manual, sporadic sampling with AI-based real-time monitoring and a pollution early warning system.
“The James Dyson Award validated the value of our mission internationally and opened the door to many new partnerships, pilots and conversations across Europe and beyond.” – said Philip.
OnCue, an international winner in the medical category, is a smart keyboard for people with Parkinson’s disease. Its creator is the Italian product designer Alessandra Galli, a graduate of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. OnCue uses haptic and visual stimuli to help control motor symptoms and reduce typing errors.
“The James Dyson Prize gives young people real support to help develop their projects,” said Alessandra.
How to apply
Entries are now open via the James Dyson Prize website, with the closing date being midnight on July 15, 2026. University students, graduates and PhD students in design and engineering can apply to participate.
The best submissions address a clearly defined problem of global importance, demonstrate a well-thought-out design process, and stand out for their originality and technical feasibility.
