Application Deadline: February 1st, 2026, 11:59 PM EST.
LOCATION: USA
Applications for the 2026 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition are now open! A competition to celebrate good design in healthcare! Winners show a solid understanding of the need, the people impacted, focused problem-solving, and a great real-world solution.
ELIGIBILITY:
The project is open to any student-led team that has designed a health-related solution. All countries. All academic fields.
The project must be focused on a healthcare application in either of the 4 tracks
Designs of Solutions for Advanced Health Systems
Global Health/Humanitarian Design
Healthcare Apps/Digital Health
The project must have been started after January 1st, 2024
The project must be driven by full-time students
Postdoc research projects are ineligible.
Projects that have utilized significant funding (>$100K) are ineligible.
Projects that are not run by full-time students are ineligible. For example, projects run by startup companies or faculty are ineligible.
Eligible full-time students include those working towards undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees (MBA, MD, etc.).
Project teams should comprise more than one full-time student.
Applicants can submit multiple unique projects
If you have any questions regarding your team’s eligibility, please contact Aditya Polsani at apolsan1@jhu.edu or Allyson Chiu at achiu9@jh.edu
Timeline:
February 1 – Submission of two-page proposals
March 10 – Finalists informed
April 12—Final round (virtual event)
BENEFIT:
Award for each track:
1st Prize: $5,000
2nd Prize: $3,000
3rd Prize: $1,000
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