{"id":1931,"date":"2026-03-31T18:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:39:01","slug":"james-dyson-award-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/james-dyson-award-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"James Dyson Award 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The James Dyson Award is an international design competition that celebrates the next generation of design engineers. The brief is intentionally broad: <strong>design something that solves a problem.<\/strong> The jury looks for &#8220;clever yet simple&#8221; engineering principles that prove both technical and commercial viability. 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