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 A’ Design Awards and The IET Innovation 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 |
| Co.Design's Innovation by Design Awards | 10th May | ~1st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| IOP Business Awards (Institute of Physics) | 17th May | ~16th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Muse Design Awards | 20th May | 15th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Cresta Awards | 31st May | 26th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Graphis Design Annual Competition | 4th Jun | ~7th Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| IEEE Awards | 15th Jun | ~11th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The TCT Awards | 18th Jun | 25th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Golden Pin Concept Design Award (Taiwan) | 20th Jun | 5th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| DMI Design Value Awards | 27th Jun | ~8th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Golden Pin Design Award (Taiwan) | 27th Jun | 5th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| ICIS Innovation Awards (Chemical Industry) | 1st Jul | ~1st Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| Institution of Engineering and Technology IET Innovation Awards | 5th Jul | 13th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| SBID International Design Awards | 8th Jul | ~26th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| James Dyson Award | ~20th Jul | ~18th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| SVIEF Innovation Awards | ~22nd Jul | ~28th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Horners Awards for Plastics Innovation & Design and Bottlemakers Award | ~31st Jul | ~5th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Global Aquaculture Innovation Award | ~31st Jul | ~25th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| HOW International Design Awards | ~13th Aug | ~25th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Jing Shan Classic, Cultural and Creative Arts Awards | 30th Aug | 31st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| British Sign Awards | ~14th Sep | ~8th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Lexus Design Awards | ~8th Oct | ~4th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Wired Audi Innovation Awards | ~9th Oct | ~1st Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards North | ~12th Oct | ~6th Dec | Design & Innovation | UK |
| iF Design Award | ~19th Oct | ~15th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Penrose Awards | ~21st Oct | ~30th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| International Design Awards | ~31st Oct | ~4th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Spark Design and Architecture Awards | ~12th Nov | ~18th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| BIG Innovation Awards | ~16th Nov | ~29th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| Beazley Designs of the Year Awards | ~17th Nov | ~6th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| Edison Awards | ~21st Nov | 1st May | Design & Innovation | International |
| DBA Design Effectiveness Awards | ~30th Nov | ~1st Feb | Design & Innovation | UK |
| JEC World Innovation Awards | ~14th Dec | ~12th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design for All Foundation Good Practices Awards | 30th Dec | ~21st Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Lighting Design Awards | ~18th Jan | 16th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Green Product Award | ~18th Jan | ~1st Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Britain's Top Designer Award | 31st Jan | 15th Feb | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Red Dot Award Product Design | ~1st Feb | 8th Jul | Design & Innovation | International |
| National Technology Awards | ~1st Feb | 16th May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Disruptor Awards | ~2nd Feb | 3rd May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Dieline Awards | ~15th Feb | ~4th May | 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 |
| The 3D Printing Industry Awards | ~1st Mar | 6th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Drum Design Awards | ~7th Mar | ~7th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | ~15th Mar | ~19th Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards South | ~22nd Mar | 20th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Red Dot Award Design Concept | 27th Mar | ~28th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Starpack Industry Awards | 29th Mar | 27th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
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