Organised by Taiwan Ministry of Education, the Taiwan International Student Design Competition aims to encourage international creative design exchange, to develop creative design talents and to express the international image of Taiwan attaching great importance to creative design.

This year’s theme is "Embrace".

There are four categories:

• Product Design
• Visual Design
• Digital Animation
• Brand Specified

Entrants can participate in the competition as individuals or in teams. The submissions must be original and created by the participants themselves.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Students who currently enroll at senior high schools or above. Participant must be born after May 29, 1985, and be younger than 30 years of age (for females who have given birth before year of 30 may have 2 years extension per birth).

Fresh graduates (graduate in June 2015) and new students (enroll school in September, 2015) are also eligible.

Prize

• Grand Prix (1 winner): NT$400,000 (approx. US$13,000)
• Gold Prize (1 winner for each category): NT$250,000 (approx. US$8,000)
• Silver Prize (1 winner for each category): NT$150,000 (approx. US$5,000)
• Bronze Prize (3 winners for each category): NT$60,000 (approx. US$2,000)

Moreover, for 10 winners there will be the International Design Association Special Prize of NT$100,000 (approx. US$3,300) and for several winners for each category the Honorable Mention Prize of NT$10,000 (approx. US$330). For the Brand Specified category there will be also US$33,000 to be won.

The Award Ceremony and Exhibition will be held on late-November, 2015.