APS Student Designer Awards 2026
The APS Student Designer Awards are back for 2026, this is your opportunity to gain national recognition and win one of three cash prizes:
1st Place £1,500
2nd Place £1,000
3rd Place £500
The Association for Project Safety (APS) is pleased to launch this year’s competition, providing construction and design students with a platform to showcase their ability to integrate safety, risk management, and regulatory compliance into innovative design solutions.
If you’re ready to stand out and have your work recognised, this is your moment.
Download the Information Pack and Entry Form below to get started.
Closing date: Midnight, Tuesday 30 June 2026
Submit entries to: laura.hardie@aps.org.uk
The Challenge
The construction industry remains one of the UK’s highest-risk sectors, with an average of 2.5 million working days lost a year due to work-related ill health and injury. These figures highlight the very real human and financial cost of poor risk management and the critical role designers play in shaping safer outcomes.
This award recognises students who understand that great design is not only creative it is responsible, practical, and future-focused.
Your design must clearly demonstrate how you:
- Proactively eliminate or minimise risks during construction
- Design for safe maintenance and long-term use
- Consider safe and practical deconstruction at end of life
- Provide innovative solutions where risks cannot be fully eliminated
Ready to Enter?
If you believe your design demonstrates innovation, responsibility, and excellence in safety integration, we encourage you to submit your entry.
This is your opportunity to:
- Gain national recognition
- Strengthen your professional profile
- Demonstrate industry-ready design thinking
Download the entry pack and take the first step toward becoming an APS Student Designer Award winner.
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