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Like all other competition participants, everyone who takes part in the Red Dot: Junior Award has the chance to receive a Red Dot or a Red Dot: Best of the Best.
The participant with the most convincing project in the competition year will also receive the Red Dot: Junior Prize along with prize money of 10,000 euros for a successful start to their professional career, as well as a special mention in exhibitions and publications by Red Dot.
To participate in the Red Dot: Junior Award, 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.
- Proof that you are one of the best in the design scene
- Confirmation of the outstanding design quality of your project
- Use of the internationally recognised Red Dot Label
- High-profile presentation of your project on the Red Dot website
- High-quality presentation of your design in the yearbook
- Forge contacts with the big names in the industry at the award ceremony
- International exhibitions that familiarise consumers and industry experts with your project
- Participants of the Red Dot: Junior Award receive a 10 % discount on the participation fee and, in the case of an award, a 20 % discount on the Winner Package
Chuantao Zhu, Red Dot: Junior Prize Winner 2024

FAQ
The Red Dot: Junior Award is part of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design. It is aimed at trainees, students and young professionals who have completed their studies or graduated within the last two years. Participants benefit from a reduced entry fee and, in the case of an award, a reduced price for the Winner Package. Everyone who participates in the Red Dot: Junior Award has the same chance as all other competition entrants of being honoured for their work with a Red Dot or Red Dot: Best of the Best. The participant with the most convincing project of the competition year will receive the “Red Dot: Junior Prize” and prize money of 10,000 euros.
The Red Dot: Junior Award is open to trainees, students and young professionals who have graduated no more than two years ago. A copy of a student or trainee card or a diploma - with an English translation if necessary - is accepted as proof. For more information, see our Guide to Success.
Trainees and students can enter communication design works, regardless of when they were created or published. These projects must have been created either as part of the training or the studies.
Those who have been working in their profession for no longer than two years can enter projects that were published after 1 July 2022 or will be published before 1 July 2025 and have not yet been entered for the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design in the past. In this case, the projects must have been created as part of a commission. Projects that were realised solely for entry in the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design are not eligible.
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