EDspaces Product Innovation Awards
2025 Awards Information Coming Soon!Recognizing Innovative Product Design for Learning Environments
EDspaces and media partner Learning By Design magazine are proud to host The Product Innovation Awards program which have recognized Best in Class Product Design for Learning Environments. A panel of education industry professionals review and evaluate all awards submittals based on specific criteria including: a demonstrated rigor in design for education environments, aesthetics, innovation, sustainability, academic and emotional impact, and much more.
2025 Call for Entries Now Open
Deadline to Submit Entries: September 1, 2025
Deadline to Submit Presentations: September 22, 2025
Manufacturers and distributors planning to exhibit at and/or sponsor at EDspaces 2025 (Columbus, Ohio – November 5-7) are invited to enter new sales-ready products that are: innovative; demonstrate rigor in design for education environments; are appropriate for the age of learner; are for specific settings and/or activities; are based on research and customer collaboration; have a level of certification; augment learning and/or space utilization; improve the social, emotional, and cognitive well-being of students, staff and community; and are sustainable and aesthetically pleasing.
Products must be market-ready (sorry, no prototypes), with an introduction date after January 2024 and deliverable by the end of the first quarter 2026.
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An elite jury of industry professionals will review and virtually evaluate all submittals and determine which top-scoring products will advance to the “Finalist” round. Companies with product entries chosen as Finalists will be notified before the conference. They must have a representative available to “live pitch” their product to jurors at their EDspaces booth just after exhibit set-up on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, starting at 5 p.m. Jurors will meet and select a Best in Show, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place winner that evening.
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All Finalists must attend the Product Innovation Awards presentation (held at the start of the EDspaces Opening Plenary Session, Wednesday, November 5th at 9:15 a.m.), where the three winners will be revealed. Winners will be celebrated on stage and receive a physical award and a photo opportunity. Product highlight videos from the three winners will also be shown to audience members during the presentation.
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EDspaces conference attendees will receive a Product Innovation Awards brochure at registration/badge pick-up. The brochure will include ALL products entered, along with a description, product photo, company name, booth number, and website, giving participants even more exposure.
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ALL products entered will also be included in two post-show email campaigns (to Learning By Design’s 30,000+ email subscriber list) and featured on the Learning By Design Magazine website for six months.
Upon entry, participants will receive instructions and a PowerPoint template for preparing their product presentation. Submissions will include photos, product descriptions, and responses to Q&A. We strongly encourage a video clip, up to 2 minutes in length, to be included within the presentation to help jurors understand the product’s use, assembly, purpose, etc. Finalists will be asked to submit a shorter “promotional” video (up to 60 seconds) to be played during the awards presentation, if awarded Best in Show, 2nd Place, or 3rd Place.
For Questions, please contact Donna Hidalgo at 210-419-9017 or email [email protected]
Entry Fee Rates: $695/First Entry: $585 each additional entry