The RGD Announces 2025 Student Award Winners
After receiving over 880 entries from students across Canada, this year's judges have selected our Winners.
The RGD's Student Awards program brings industry professionals together with emerging designers to promote excellence and encourage the next generation of design professionals to the highest levels of creativity, innovation and conceptualization. Since its launch in 1998, the RGD has distributed over $420,000 in cash prizes.
The 2025 program accepted entries in 18 categories (each with a $1,000 cash prize provided by our amazing industry partners), representing a range of disciplines and areas of specialty. It is free for RGD Student Members to enter.
“The RGD's Student Awards program showcases the incredible talents, ingenuity and innovative design work from future design leaders. I'm so thankful to the folks who encourage students to participate in our awards program, as well as the judges and mentors who provide invaluable feedback to all entrants. Record numbers of entries speak to the value of this awards program, and I couldn't be more proud of all involved.”
Diana Varma RGD
Click here to view the winning projects and the honourable mentions
The 2026 Student Awards will open for submission this December, with a deadline for submission in May. Students enrolled in graphic design and related programs across Canada are welcome to apply. The program will distribute over $15,000 in cash prizes to recognize student excellence.
Thank you to our judges for evaluating the entries, supporting the Awards program, and all the students who applied.
Find out how to become a sponsor for 2026 by contacting hilary@rgd.ca.
52 Pick-up, Artista, Context Creative (2 Awards), Creative Currency, Digital 55, Entro, Gravity, Issues Magazine Shop, Jacknife Design, Pivot Design Group, Q30 Design, SLD Design (2 Awards), Studio Locale, Weaymouth Creative, Works Design and Zulu Alpha Kilo
