Winners of the 2026 Taiwan International Student Design Competition Announced: Grand Prix, Category Gold Prizes, and Exhibition Details

Organized by the Ministry of Education, the 2026 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) has officially announced its list of winners, awarding a total of 76 entries. JUNE CHIA-EN LEE won the Grand Prix of the year for the digital animation work Boom, grandpa! Boom!.

This page outlines the Grand Prix and Gold Prize recipients across all categories, along with schedules and venue details for the Award Ceremony and the Awarded Works Exhibition. For the complete list of all awarded projects, please visit the official winner directory.

👉 Official Directory: View the 2026 TISDC Official Winner List

Grand Prix and Category Gold Prize Winners

The 2026 TISDC features five main competition categories: Product Design, Visual Design, Digital Animation, Architecture and Landscape Design, and Fashion Design. The top recipients are listed below:

Event Schedules & Venues

Award Ceremony

• Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
• Venue: A2 International Conference Hall, NCCU Center for Public and Business Administration Education 
• Address: 2F, No. 187, Jinhua St., Da’an Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan

Awarded Works Exhibition

The 2026 TISDC Awarded Works Exhibition will be hosted at the NTUST Art Gallery. Visitors and the public are welcome.

• Exhibition Dates: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 – Monday, December 7, 2026
• Venue: NTUST Art Gallery, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
• Address: No. 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan
• Opening Hours:
  • December 2, 2026 (Wed): 13:00 – 17:00 (Morning closed for private Awarded Students Exchange; opens to the public from 13:00)
  • December 3 (Thu) – December 6 (Sun), 2026: 10:00 – 17:00 daily
  • December 7, 2026 (Mon): 10:00 – 12:00

Competition Scale and Judging Process

This year, TISDC received a total of 22,427 entries submitted from 1,385 institutions across 92 countries and regions. A global jury of 124 design experts took part in the evaluation process:

• Preliminary Round: 88 jurors across 33 countries selected 626 finalist entries across the five categories (finalist rate: ~2.8%).
• Final Round: 47 jurors across 17 countries (including 7 judges for each of the 5 categories and 12 judges for the Environmental Sustainability Award) determined the 76 award recipients (winning rate: ~0.3%).

Theme and Prize Distribution

Embracing the theme “Resilience”, the 2026 TISDC aligns with the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, inviting young designers to explore dynamic equilibrium, adaptability, and inclusion through design.

A total of 76 awards were presented, with a total prize pool approaching NTD 4 million:

• Grand Prix (1 winner):

NT400,000(approx.US13,000), a certificate, and a trophy

• Gold Prize (1 winner for each category):
  NT250,000(approx.US8,000), a certificate, and a trophy
• Silver Prize (1 winner for each category):
  NT150,000(approx.US4,500), a certificate, and a trophy
• Bronze Prize (1 winner for each category):
  NT60,000(approx.US1,800), a certificate, and a trophy
• Honorable Mention (several winners for each category):
  NT10,000(approx.US300) and a certificate
• Finalists (dozens to over a hundred winners for each category):
  All finalists will receive a digital certificate in recognition of their creativity and professional achievement.
• International Design Association Special Prize (at least 15 winners)
  NT30,000(approx.US1,000) and a certificate
  * The jurors delegated by international design associations will select works that meet the evaluation criteria of each international design association among the shortlisted entries in the Product Design, Visual Design, and Digital Animation categories to win this prize.

• Brand Specified Special Prize: (Sponsored by TPCA Environment Foundation)
  Environmental Sustainability Award (3 winners)
  NT100,000(approx.US3,000), a certificate, and a trophy

  * The jury panel will select works “with significance for environmental sustainability” among the shortlisted entries in the Product Design, Digital Animation, and Architecture & Landscape Design categories to win this prize.

*The prize money for the Environmental Sustainability Award includes NT30,000,allocatedasatravelsubsidyforattendingtheawardceremony.Intheeventthatarecipientisunabletoattendtheceremonytoaccepttheaward,NT30,000 will be deducted from the total prize amount. However, should the absence be due to political reasons or force majeure, the matter will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

Special Region Award (6 winners)
NT30,000(approx.US1,000) and a certificate
*The jury will review the nominated works in the categories of Product Design, Digital Animation, and Architecture and Landscape Design, giving first priority to entries from Thailand, followed by Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, and will select the work that best represents circular economy development as the award winner. This rule is subject to change based on the entries received each year.

*The prizes will be adjusted according to the quality and quantity of participating entries. A work that has won an award in a related competition organized by the Ministry of Education or in a listed competition under the Ministry of Education’s ‘Encouraging Students to Participate in International Art and Design Competitions’ in the same year will have its prize amount determined by the final selection judging panel, and will not be subject to the prize amount limits specified earlier.

*The certificates will be awarded in the name of the Minister of Education, and the award ceremony will be held at the end of this year. All winners will be announced on the official website and in domestic and international media to facilitate inquiries from companies regarding design collaboration opportunities.

Official Winner List and Official Information 

The complete list of awarded works is now available on the official website’s Awarded Works page:

https://www.tisdc.org/year-w-categories/2026-w/