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 Drum Design Awards, and The IET Innovation Awards. See our International Awards list for more global innovation awards.
You can add industries and/or regions you are interested in by ticking the boxes down the left hand side and clicking ‘update search’.
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.
| Award name | Industry | Region | Deadline Date | Awarding Date |
| Lighting Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 18th Jan | 16th May |
| National Technology Awards | Design & Innovation | UK | 18th Jan | 16th May |
| Green Product Award | Design & Innovation | International | 18th Jan | 1st Mar |
| Red Dot Award Product Design | Design & Innovation | International | 1st Feb | 8th Jul |
| The Dieline Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 15th Feb | ~4th May |
| International Design for All Foundation Good Practices Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~23rd Feb | ~21st Sep |
| The A' International Interface and Interaction Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 28th Feb | 15th Apr |
| The A' Scientific Instruments, Medical Devices and Research Equipment Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 28th Feb | 15th Apr |
| The A' Luxury Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 28th Feb | 15th Apr |
| The A' Design Award | Design & Innovation | International | 28th Feb | 15th Apr |
| The 3D Printing Industry Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 1st Mar | 6th Jun |
| Social Good Design Awards (So Good) | Design & Innovation | International | ~2nd Mar | ~29th May |
| The Drum Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 7th Mar | ~7th Jun |
| Mixology Awards South | Design & Innovation | UK | ~16th Mar | ~21st Jun |
| International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | Design & Innovation | International | ~19th Mar | ~19th Aug |
| Graphis Design Annual Competition | Design & Innovation | International | ~20th Mar | ~7th Aug |
| Starpack Industry Awards | Design & Innovation | UK | 29th Mar | ~22nd Feb |
| The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation | Design & Innovation | International | ~12th Apr | ~19th May |
| Co.Design's Innovation by Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~10th May | ~1st Oct |
| Red Dot Award Design Concept | Design & Innovation | International | ~16th May | ~28th Sep |
| IOP Innovation Awards (Institute of Physics) | Design & Innovation | UK | ~18th May | ~26th Jun |
| Global Aquaculture Innovation Award | Design & Innovation | International | ~31st May | ~25th Sep |
| The TCT Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~1st Jun | ~26th Sep |
| IEEE Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~15th Jun | ~11th May |
| SBID International Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~15th Jun | ~26th Oct |
| DMI Design Value Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~28th Jun | ~8th Oct |
| ICIS Innovation Awards (Chemical Industry) | Design & Innovation | International | ~29th Jun | ~1st Dec |
| Institution of Engineering and Technology IET Innovation Awards | Design & Innovation | UK | ~6th Jul | ~14th Nov |
| James Dyson Award | Design & Innovation | International | ~20th Jul | ~18th Oct |
| SVIEF Innovation Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~22nd Jul | ~28th Sep |
| The Horners Awards for Plastics Innovation & Design and Bottlemakers Award | Design & Innovation | UK | ~31st Jul | ~5th Oct |
| HOW International Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~13th Aug | ~25th Apr |
| UX Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~31st Aug | ~4th Oct |
| British Sign Awards | Design & Innovation | UK | ~14th Sep | ~8th Nov |
| Lexus Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~8th Oct | ~4th Apr |
| Wired Audi Innovation Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~9th Oct | ~1st Nov |
| Mixology Awards North | Design & Innovation | UK | ~12th Oct | 6th Dec |
| iF Design Award | Design & Innovation | International | ~19th Oct | 15th Mar |
| Penrose Awards | Design & Innovation | UK | ~21st Oct | ~30th Oct |
| International Design Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~31st Oct | ~4th May |
| World Packaging Organisation WorldStar Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~1st Nov | 15th May |
| The Spark Design and Architecture Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~12th Nov | ~18th Nov |
| BIG Innovation Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~16th Nov | ~29th Jan |
| Beazley Designs of the Year Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~17th Nov | 6th Jan |
| Edison Awards | Design & Innovation | International | ~21st Nov | 1st May |
| DBA Design Effectiveness Awards | Design & Innovation | UK | 30th Nov | ~1st Feb |
| JEC World Innovation Awards | Design & Innovation | International | 14th Dec | 12th Mar |
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