2026 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition
Overview
Johns Hopkins invites student-led teams globally to participate in the 2026 Healthcare Design Competition. The competition offers cash prizes across three innovative healthcare tracks.
Competition Tracks
Designs of Solutions for Advanced Health Systems
Global Health/ Humanitarian Design
Healthcare Apps/ Digital Health
Benefits
1st Prize – $5000
2nd Prize – $3000
3rd Prize – $1000
Who Can Apply
Any student-led team that has designed a health-related solution from all countries and all academic fields.
Requirements/Eligibility
Project must be focused on a healthcare application in either of the 3 tracks.
Project must have been started after January 1st, 2024.
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.
Eligible full-time students include those working towards undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees (MBA, MD, etc.).
Project teams should comprise of more than one full-time student.
Applicants can submit multiple unique projects.
Simplified Rubric For Design Brief
Problem description (25%): Define the problem you are addressing, the clinical/healthcare background, and why there is a need for a better solution.
Solution concept(s) (25%): Present your proposed solution with your design rationale and explain how it meets the needs of the stakeholders involved in your clinical/healthcare problem.
Reduction to practice (25%): Describe the proof-of-concept experimental results you have completed and/or renderings and photos of your prototype(s).
Pathway to implementation (25%): Describe the pathway that lies ahead for your project towards creating an impactful solution.
How to Apply
Please use the form link here: Form Link. Applications directly emailed will not be accepted.
For More Information Or Questions
Email: cbid@jhu.edu, apolsan1@jhu.edu, or ksp@jhu.edu. Visit John Hopkins Official Webpage at https://cbid.bme.jhu.edu/news-events/design-competition/#h-application.