The Red Dot: Junior Award is a track within the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design, one of the most prestigious international design competitions. It is aimed at apprentices, students, and young professionals who have completed their studies or training within the last two years. Participants submit communication design works across 18 categories and are evaluated by an international jury of approximately 30 experts. Junior Award participants receive a 10% discount on entry fees and a 20% discount on the Winner Package if awarded. The top participant each year receives the Red Dot: Junior Prize, which includes EUR 10,000 in prize money, as well as special recognition in Red Dot exhibitions and publications. Winners earn the right to use the internationally recognized Red Dot Label and receive high-profile presentation on the Red Dot website, in the yearbook, and at exhibitions.
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Red Dot: Junior Award
About the Program
Eligibility
The Red Dot: Junior Award is part of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design. Participants must upload a copy of their apprentice or student ID card or degree certificate as a PDF file (with an English translation if necessary). Entrants who have already completed their studies or training must have done so within the last two years. Trainees and students can enter communication design works created as part of their training or studies, regardless of when they were created or published. Young professionals who have been working for no longer than two years can enter commissioned projects published after 1 July 2023 or to be published before 1 July 2026 that have not previously been entered in the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design. The competition covers 18 categories spanning brand design, identity, packaging, spatial communication, websites, sound design, and more. Open to apprentices, students, and young professionals who have graduated within the last two years. No specific age limit.
Eligible Countries
other residency: Worldwide🌎 Open to apprentices, students, and young professionals worldwide. Submissions and documentation must be in English if not in German.
How to Apply
Register and submit entries online via the My Red Dot portal at myreddot.de. Upload your communication design work along with a copy of your student ID, apprentice ID, or degree certificate (PDF, with English translation if necessary). Submissions are evaluated by an international jury of approximately 30 design and communications experts. Results are announced in July, and the award ceremony takes place in November in Berlin.