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Student Awards Call for Entries


Enter the RGD Student Awards to win cash prizes and have your work profiled in a printed piece sent with Design Edge! RGD asks for submissions of your 3 best projects submitted as pdfs online. There is no entry fee; no original work need be created; and there are no costs to put a submission together!

To date, RGD Ontario has distributed more than $200,000 in cash awards to graphic design students in recognition of their outstanding achievements and to encourage excellence in the field of graphic design.

Once again, we invite all RGD Student Members (graduating no later than October 1, 2012) to enter their best work for the opportunity to be recognized by leading professionals in your community, have your work profiled in a printed insert to be distributed with Design Edge Magazine and receive a cash prize. If you are enrolled in a three- or four-year graphic design program in Ontario but are not currently a Member of RGD Ontario, you can join by filling out the online application form here.

This year, RGD will present $14,500 in cash awards in all areas of graphic design.

Awards of Excellence
- 50 Carleton Award for Northern Ontario
- TTC Creative Communication Award for Northern Ontario
(above open to Cambrian, Canadore, Georgian + Sault students)
- Forge Design Award for GTA
- Taxi Canada Award for GTA
(above open to Centennial, George Brown, Humber, OCAD, Seneca + YSDN students)
- Cinnamon Toast Award for for Eastern Ontario
- gordongroup marketing Award for Eastern Ontario
(above open to Algonquin, Durham, La CiteĀ  + St. Lawrence students)
- Hagon Design Award for Western Ontario
- Quarry Communications Award for Western Ontario
(above open to Conestoga, Fanshawe, Niagara + St.Clair students)

Awards of Specialty
Bell Media Award for Motion Graphics
Critical Mass Award for New Media
Entro Communications Award for Information Design
Lucidia Award for Web Design
q30 design Award for Branding Design
Riordon Design Award for Typography Design
Shikatani Lacroix Award for Packaging Design

The Deadline is May 18, 2012.