Design Doha Prize 2026
Deadline
October 31, 2025
2 days left
Application Fee
FREE
Rewards
Multiple Rewards
Interest
High
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About This Opportunity
The Design Doha Prize is a prestigious biennial initiative that celebrates and supports outstanding designers across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region. First launched in 2024, the prize honors excellence, innovation, and cultural relevance in design. For the 2026 edition, four winners will be selected from four categories to receive financial support and exposure.
The 2026 categories are:
1. **Craft** – Emphasizing traditional and contemporary craftsmanship such as weaving, ceramics, glass, and metalwork.
2. **Product Design** – Functional, innovative products ready for market and scalable production.
3. **Furniture Design** – High-quality pieces for domestic, hospitality, or commercial use.
4. **Emerging Talent** – For early-career designers from Qatar and the MENASA region showing exceptional potential.
**Any discipline within the design spectrum may apply,** including but not limited to**:**
* Architecture
* Product Design
* Graphic Design
* Interior Design
* Furniture Design
* Industrial design
* Sustainable design
What You'll Get
Types: FUNDING, OTHER
Each of the four selected designers (one from each category) will receive: * **FINANCIAL GRANT** – 200,000 QAR for each category winner. * **RECOGNITION AND EXPOSURE** * **MENTORSHIP** – 2 weeks business of design residency. * **ACCESS TO GLOBAL RETAIL** – The winners' collection will be carried for one season. * **DESIGN RESIDENCY** – Design Residency connects participants with designer projects in Qatar.
Application Requirements
- APPLICATION_FORMS
- LETTER_OF_INTENT
- MOTIVATION_LETTER
- PROJECT_DESCRIPTION
- ARTIST_STATEMENT
- ARTWORK_PORTFOLIO
- CV
- PROJECT_SKETCH
- PRODUCTION_SCHEDULE_TIMETABLE
- Applicants must submit their entries via the online application form on the Design Doha website. Submissions must include: * Completed application form with written statements * Proposed budget for the 200,000 QAR grant * Portfolio of recent work * Company or personal profile * A highlighted project demonstrating the designer’s process and approach Applicants may apply to more than one category but can only be selected as a winner in one. **Required Documents:** * Online application form * Budget proposal * Portfolio * Designer/company profile * Highlighted project with process documentation
Eligibility
Other Requirements
**Open to designers who are citizens or residents of MENASA countries** Must be 18+ by the application deadline Background in design required Must be available to participate in April 2026 judging session Previous winners of the Design Doha Prize may not reapply Emerging Talent category: applicants must be enrolled in a design program or have graduated in 2024 or 2025
Design Doha Biennale
Doha, QA
Verified Organization
Active since 2020
Ready to take the next step?
Don't miss out on this opportunity. Applications close on October 31, 2025.