Elevate Your Work onto the Global Stage!
iF DESIGN has been a symbol of design excellence and an active member of the international design community since 1953.
Today, the iF DESIGN AWARD is the world’s largest independent design award and among the most prestigious, with nearly 11,000 entries from 70 countries submitted each year across nine design disciplines. These include Product, Packaging, Branding & Communications, Service & Systems, UX, UI, Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Concepts. The incredible iF DESIGN AWARD Jury is made up of over 130 industry professionals from across the world who come together in a rigorous and transparent two-step process to recognize and celebrate the best in global design and innovation.
Do you have what it takes to win? Register your project by June 27th to take advantage of reduced Early Bird fees, or by September 25th to secure Regular deadline pricing. You’ll still have until the Final Entry deadline on November 5th to finalize your submission(s)!
Please note: the iF DESIGN AWARD is a professional award and does not accept student submissions. We encourage students to apply to the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD free of charge! Learn more at here.
iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 - Übersicht
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Easily Apply Today
Getting started is fast and simple. Create a free my iF account, enter your project’s basic information, and finalize your entry before November 5th.
Want to put your best foot forward? Contact us for help or visit our FAQs to learn more.
Detailed Feedback
From almost 11,000 entries, the iF Expert Jury selects the top 50% of projects to advance to the Final Jury. After these two jury steps, Jurors select Winners based on scores across five key criteria. Scoring for both rounds is detailed in the iF Jury Feedback Chart(s).
Your benefit: Compare your success to the average scores of all other submitted entries.
International attention
Gain recognition and prestige for you, your team, your project, and your design! Through the iF Winners Campaign in press, on social media, at events, and via global design platforms, we help spread the word about your success.
Win Gold and take the stage live before thousands at our international Winners Gala in Berlin.
"Such an honor to participate in the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025. This award means so much to us because of the caliber of the competition and the excellence it represents."
Be Among the Best
The iF DESIGN AWARD enters its 72nd season with updated disciplines, 93 categories, and simplified entry guidance. Take advantage of reduced Early Bird rates—valid until June 27th—to save up to EUR 200 per submission.
Register now and still have until the final deadline on November 5th to complete your entry submission(s).
Haben Sie noch Fragen?
Das iF Team berät und unterstützt Sie gerne! Hinterlassen Sie Ihre Adresse hier und wir werden uns bei Ihnen melden.
Termine für den Preis 2026
Anmeldeschluss für Frühbucher | 27. Juni 2025 |
Regulärer Anmeldeschluss | 26. September 2025 |
Letzte Chance: Anmeldeschluss | 5. November 2025 |
iF Online-Vorauswahl | 1. bis 4. Dezember 2025 |
iF Final Jury in Hamburg | 10. bis 12. Februar 2026 |
iF DESIGN AWARD NIGHT 2026 in Berlin | 27. April 2026 |
iF Design Trend Conference 2026 in Berlin | 28. April 2026 |
Gebühren im Überblick
Preise für die Anmeldung | |
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Frühbucherfrist bis 27. Juni 2025 | 300 EUR pro Anmeldung |
Regulärer Anmeldeschluss bis zum 26. September 2025 | 400 EUR pro Anmeldung |
Letzter Anmeldetermin bis 5. November 2025 | 500 EUR pro Anmeldung |
Jury-Gebühren | |
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Für die iF Final Jury qualifizierten Beiträge | 300 EUR pro Beitrag |
Preise für die Preisträger | |
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Produktdesign / Verpackungsdesign | 3.300 EUR pro Beitrag |
Für alle anderen Disziplinen | 2.900 EUR pro Beitrag |
“The global recognition that accompanies an iF DESIGN AWARD is a signal and a symbol of the power of design, and the important role it plays in delivering new and better solutions across industries, portfolios and brands.”
COMMITMENT TO THE NEXT GENERATION
Belief in the power of design has always been at the heart of iF Design. The non-profit iF Design Foundation is the only shareholder of iF International Forum Design GmbH and its global subsidiaries. Through the free-to-enter iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD and the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE, iF supports those who are using design to improve society based around the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD
Students anywhere can submit their ideas. An independent jury honors the best projects with marketing support and EUR 50,000 in prize money.
iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE
With two juried competitions hosted each year, socially impactful initiatives are awarded with marketing support and EUR 100,000 in prize money.
iF Design Foundation
Die iF Design Foundation hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, Design, Bildung und seinen gesellschaftlichen Wert unabhängig von wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen oder Zwängen zu fördern. Sie löste dem iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. ab, der von 1953 bis 2018 tätig war mit mehr als 160 Mitgliedern.