iphiGenia Award

All submissions are made via the online form on this website.

You can either submit your own work or nominate someone else’s project.

Individuals, teams, organisations, companies, and initiatives are welcome to participate.

Nothing but your complete submission information! Participation is absolutely free and without hidden costs.

Submissions from all design fields are welcome: product, communication, digital, service, spatial or social design.

Projects may be realised, conceptual, or prototypical if they show a clear gender-sensitive approach.

Professional projects can be submitted once only.

Students or graduation projects will be awarded in an own category (Volition). Since the award is given biannual, the projects must not have been finished in the submission year but can also be from the year before.

Our expert jury will review all submissions and select nominees and winners after submission is closed. They also will define the adequate category for the chosen projects.

An international jury with expertise in design and gendersensitive practice evaluates all entries.

The jury members are appointed by the association's board. The jury consists of five members and is composed according to the following minimum criteria: The jury is chaired by the association's chairperson, and there is at least one non-female person and one person not working in Germany on the jury. Other jury members are appointed by the board from among the ranks of iGDN members.

Criteria include gender sensitivity, social impact, relevance, inclusiveness, innovation, and design excellence.

There are five prices in three categories:

Evolution (1 x ) is awarded to established or young companies, agencies, or other initiatives that are explicitly committed to gender-sensitive design and whose work combines a comprehensive, compelling approach to this topic with outstanding design and implementation.

Revolution (1 x ) recognizes a single product (including campaigns, communication design, digital design, services, etc.) that demonstrates a credible and innovative combination of gender-sensitivity and intelligent design

Volition (3 x ) is the award for students and young talents (voliton = will, willpower). With this award, the iGDN responds to the large number of committed student and thesis projects submitted for the iphiGenia Gender Design Awards.

It is essential. The award specifically recognises projects that meaningfully engage with gender and promote more inclusive design practices.

The winners receive the iphiGenia Award usually during a festive celebration ceremony.

A jury member gives the laudatory speech and presents the valuable porcelaintrophy and a winners certificate.

The winners can present their project during the award ceremony and receive international visibility through the iGDN network, our website, the ceremony, and social media.

Additionally, travel and accommodation for the prize winners are covered by the iGDN.

Selected submissions may be presented publicly as part of the award programme.

This Information is provided without guarantee.

Shortlisted nominees will be published ahead of the ceremony.

Winners projects will be announced at the award celebration at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAKK) in Cologne. They will be published after the awards ceremony on all iGDN social media channels.

Nominees, winners and the jury are encouraged to support the dissemination of all information actively by informing their community, networks and press contacts.

The award is presented every two years. The next call for submissions opens in fall 2026 and ends in spring 2027, the ceremony will be held in 2027.

If you are interested in contributing your expertise, you are welcome to get in touch with us.

We regularly invite outstanding professionals from our global network to join the panel.

Jury members are appointed by the iGDN board based on their expertise in design and gender-sensitive practice, as well as their international perspective.

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