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 |
| British Sign Awards | 11th Sep | ~14th Nov | 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 |
| LIT Lighting Design Awards | 1st Oct | ~15th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| Wired Audi Innovation Awards | ~9th Oct | ~1st Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards North | ~11th Oct | 3rd Dec | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Lexus Design Awards | ~14th Oct | 1st Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Graphis Design Annual Competition | 20th Oct | 13th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| Penrose Awards | ~21st Oct | ~30th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| DBA Design Effectiveness Awards | 23rd Oct | ~12th May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| iF Design Award | 30th Oct | 10th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| BIG Innovation Awards | ~8th Nov | ~22nd Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Spark Design and Architecture Awards | ~12th Nov | ~18th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| Edison Awards | ~22nd Nov | ~21st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Beazley Designs of the Year Awards | ~29th Nov | ~9th Feb | Design & Innovation | International |
| London International Creative Competition | ~7th Dec | ~22nd Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| World Brand Design Awards | ~10th Dec | ~1st Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| JEC World Innovation Awards | ~16th Dec | ~3rd Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design for All Foundation Good Practices Awards | ~30th Dec | ~21st Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Green Product Award | ~10th Jan | ~11th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Lighting Design Awards | ~17th Jan | ~14th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| National Technology Awards | ~24th Jan | ~7th May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Britain's Top Designer Award | ~31st Jan | ~15th Feb | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Disruptor Awards | ~2nd Feb | ~3rd May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Red Dot Award Product Design | ~14th Feb | ~22nd Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Dieline Awards | ~25th Feb | ~4th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' International Interface and Interaction Design Awards | ~28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| IOP Business Awards (Institute of Physics) | ~28th Feb | ~16th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| The A' Scientific Instruments, Medical Devices and Research Equipment Design Awards | ~28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Drum Design Awards | ~28th Feb | ~20th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' Luxury Design Awards | ~28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards South | ~6th Mar | ~18th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| The A' Design Award | ~7th Mar | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The 3D Printing Industry Awards | ~11th Mar | ~28th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Starpack Industry Awards | ~13th Mar | ~24th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | ~16th Mar | ~19th Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| Co.Design's Innovation by Design Awards | ~17th Apr | ~1st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| 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 |
| IEEE Awards | ~15th Jun | ~11th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Global Aquaculture Innovation Award | ~15th Jun | 6th Oct | 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 |
| Muse Design Awards | 20th Aug | 8th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Jing Shan Classic, Cultural and Creative Arts Awards | 31st Aug | ~31st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
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