iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE

The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE aims to publish and support projects that contribute to our society. We do not charge any fees. The best projects will be honored with a prize money of EUR 50,000 in total.

Publish your project in the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE (for free) and you will automatically compete for the prize in 2020! In addition, your project will reach the global design community.

Companies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public and other organizations are welcome to submit. Your project should already be established and you can apply with the same project a maximum of two times. Student concepts will not be accepted.

There is no deadline for your publication and you can apply every day. Twice a year the prize money will be decided:
- after 27 May 2020
- after 19 November 2020

Sign up until 27 May 2020!

Application details

iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2020 - Übersicht für Teilnehmer PDF | 704.01 KB

iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2020 - Overview for Participants PDF | 679.45 KB

Categories | The UN Sustainable Development Goals

End poverty

Since 1990, extreme poverty rates have been cut by 50%. But one in five people in developing regions still in live on less than $1.90 a day.

End hunger

It is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food if we are nourish today's 795 million hungry people.

Healthy lives

Sustainable development depends on ensuring healthy lives. More efforts are needed to increase life expectancy.

Quality education

Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed for achieving universal education goals.

Gender equality

Equality for women and girls is not only a fundamental human right, it will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies at large.

Water and sanitation

Due to poor infrastructure, millions of people die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.

Clean energy

The goal is universal access to modern energy services, improved efficiency and more renewable sources.

Economic growth

The creation of quality jobs will remain a major challenge for almost all economies well into the future.

Resilient infrastructure

Without technology and innovation, industrialization will not happen, and without industrialization, development will not happen.

Reduce inequality everywhere

To reduce inequality, policies should be universal in paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.

Sustainable cities and communities

Cities enable people to advance socially and economically, but some cities face congestion, a shortage of adequate housing and declining infrastructure.

Sustainable consumption

Responsible consumption and production aims at "doing more and better with less", resource and energy efficiency and access to a better quality of life for all.

Climate action

Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent, disrupting national economies and affecting lives.

Life below water

Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future.

Life on land

Forests cover 30% of the Earth's surface and are key to combating climate change, protecting biodiversity and the homes of the indigenous population.

Important to know:

In 2015, countries adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda.

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Your benefits

If you apply for the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE, you can benefit from many advantages which help to boost your project:

Your application is free of charge.
Your project will be published in the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE forever.
You can permanently update your projects with new photos, videos and information.
Your project will be introduced to a global design community, media and the design interested public.
You can win a share of EUR 50,000 in prize money.

Supported by iF projects 2019

View the five chosen projects which will be supported by iF in 2019.

The supported by iF projects 2019

Success stories of supported projects 2018

SUPPORTED PROJECT

Girls Not Wives

Wadi Ben-Hirki reached new goals for girl rights since being supported by iF.

SUPPORTED PROJECT

Conflictfood

With the iF support they open new trading perspectives for farmers in Afghanistan.

SUPPORTED PROJECT

Rescue Foundation

Rescue Foundation's mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and repatriate from human trafficking in India.

SUPPORTED PROJECT

x-runner

Improvement in Limas, Peru, sanitation pick-up system since being supported by iF.

Supported by iF projects 2018

View the chosen projects which will be suported by iF with prize money to help to continue the good work in 2018.

THE SUPPORTED BY iF PROJECTS 2018

Supported by projects 2017

View all six projects which have ben supported by iF with prize money in 2017.

THE SUPPORTED BY iF PROJECTS 2017

All projects at a glance

View all published projects of the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE in our Social Impact Collection.

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