Short Description
The Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge is a global competition that encourages students to design products and services to improve well-being across the lifespan. In its thirteenth year, the Challenge is focused on creating healthy lifestyles for long lives.
Longevity Design Challenge Goals:
- Create well-designed, practical solutions that improve well-being across the lifespan
- Encourage a new generation of students to become knowledgeable about issues associated with long lives
- Provide promising designers with a path to drive change in the world
Theme:
Prevention by Design: Creating Healthy Lifestyles for Long Lives
Eligibility
The challenge is open to teams of 1-5 students enrolled during the 2024-2025 academic year, attending any accredited university or college globally. Each team must have at least one full-time student and if the team is selected as a Finalist, only students may present.
Teams may consist of students from multiple universities, from anywhere in the world.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
Finalists will be awarded $1,000 US and paired with an experienced mentor.
Finalists will compete in the final competition for $10,000 in April 2026. The finals are expected to be held in-person at Stanford University. Finalists are reimbursed (limited) travel costs. Each team will have 7 minutes to pitch their idea to the panel of judges. The judges will use the same criteria as for the initial submissions and will decide the top three winners on the same day as the pitches.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Stanford, CA, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 1 December 2025
Website Link: https://longevity.stanford.edu/design-challenge/
