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Inclusive Additive Design Challenge 2026
Inclusive Additive Design Challenge

Participate

Form a team, identify a real need and use additive manufacturing to create, manufacture and test a practical engineering solution.
How it works

From an idea to the national final

  1. Check the eligibility and competition rules.
  2. Form a team of 2 to 5 students from the same institution.
  3. Nominate a team lead.
  4. Register before the published deadline.
  5. Develop, manufacture, test and submit the project.
  6. Attend the local final if eligible.

Key requirements

Team size
2 to 5 students
Technology
Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)
Prototype
Functional physical prototype required
Report
Maximum 10 pages
Local final
10-minute presentation and 10-minute Q&A
Eligibility

Participating institutions

University of Huddersfield
Aston University
Imperial College London
Competition journey

Key dates and timeline

1

Registration Opens

Team registration begins

2

Webinar

Design Methodologies for Additive Manufacturing

3

Webinar

Inclusive Design: Engineers Leave No One Behind

4

Registration Deadline

Final date for teams to register

5

Project Submission Deadline

Final date for complete project submissions

6

Local Finals

Held separately at each participating institution

7

National Final

Hosted by a participating institution

Registration status

Team registration is now open. Register your team to take part in the Inclusive Additive Design Challenge.

Registration Open