List of UK Design Awards and Innovation Awards
This is the world’s best list of UK Design Awards and Innovation Awards. It includes all the most credible national design awards such as The National Technology Awards, The International Design Awards, The Drum Design Awards, The Edison Awards, The Dyson Awards, The A’ Design Awards and The IET Innovation Awards. There are awards for interior design, product design awards and top designer awards. See our International Awards list for more global innovation awards.
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Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| Disruptor Awards | ~2nd Feb | ~3rd May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Britain's Top Designer Award | 5th Feb | ~15th Feb | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Beazley Designs of the Year Awards | 15th Feb | 28th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Red Dot Award Product Design | 19th Feb | 21st Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design for All Foundation Good Practices Awards | 21st Feb | ~21st Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
 | 25th Feb | ~8th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' International Interface and Interaction Design Awards | 28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' Scientific Instruments, Medical Devices and Research Equipment Design Awards | 28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' Luxury Design Awards | 28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' Design Award | 28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| C-IDEA Design Award | 28th Feb | 1st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Graphis Design Annual Competition | 2nd Mar | 6th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Drum Awards for Design | 4th Mar | 20th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Co.Design's Innovation by Design Awards | 12th Mar | ~1st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Airwards (Drone Awards) | 12th Mar | 25th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | 15th Mar | ~19th Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards London | 26th Mar | 16th Sep | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Hiiibrand Awards | 31st Mar | 31st Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| The 3D Printing Industry Awards | ~11th Apr | ~28th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Starpack Industry Awards | ~13th Apr | ~24th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| JEC World Innovation Awards | 16th Apr | 3rd Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| IOP Business Awards (Institute of Physics) | ~28th Apr | ~16th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| International Sound Awards | ~30th Apr | ~17th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Red Dot Award Design Concept | ~15th May | ~25th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| The TCT Awards | ~3rd Jun | ~30th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| National Technology Awards | 3rd Jun | 27th May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| IEEE Awards | ~15th Jun | ~11th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Global Aquaculture Innovation Award | ~15th Jun | ~6th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Lighting Design Awards | ~17th Jun | 13th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| DMI Design Value Awards | ~25th Jun | ~8th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| K-Design Award | ~25th Jun | ~9th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Designer Awards | ~1st Jul | ~18th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| UK Graphic Awards | ~3rd Jul | ~15th Sep | Design & Innovation | UK |
| E&T Innovation Awards | ~13th Jul | ~19th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Golden Pin Concept Design Award (Taiwan) | ~15th Jul | ~5th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| Golden Pin Design Award (Taiwan) | ~15th Jul | ~5th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| James Dyson Award | ~16th Jul | ~19th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| Cresta Awards | 20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| ICIS Innovation Awards (Chemical Industry) | ~31st Jul | ~1st Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Horners Awards for Plastics Innovation & Design and Bottlemakers Award | ~31st Jul | ~5th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| The SBID Product Design Awards | ~14th Aug | ~23rd Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| SBID International Design Awards | ~14th Aug | ~23rd Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Jing Shan Classic, Cultural and Creative Arts Awards | ~31st Aug | ~31st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| British Sign Awards | ~11th Sep | ~14th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Mixology Awards North | ~11th Sep | ~3rd Dec | Design & Innovation | UK |
| International Design Awards | ~30th Sep | ~4th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| SVIEF Top 30 Innovation Awards | ~30th Sep | ~6th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| Lexus Design Awards | ~11th Oct | 13th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| LIT Lighting Design Awards | 17th Oct | 1st Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| DBA Design Effectiveness Awards | ~23rd Oct | ~12th May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| iF Design Award | ~30th Oct | 10th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Spark Design and Architecture Awards | ~10th Nov | ~18th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| BIG Innovation Awards | 16th Nov | 12th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| Edison Awards | ~20th Nov | 21st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Green Product Award | ~30th Nov | 10th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Green Concept Award | ~30th Nov | 10th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Green Product Award | ~30th Nov | 10th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| World Brand Design Awards | ~1st Dec | 1st Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| London International Creative Competition | ~21st Dec | ~22nd Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Products by Women Innovation Awards | 8th Jan | 5th Feb | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Dieline Awards | 26th Jan | ~4th May | Design & Innovation | International |
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