FREE ENTRY / 2026 Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition

ET Foundation and Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) are calling for entries to the 2026 Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition.

The Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition strives to challenge and empower the next generation of designers to think about how aluminum extrusions can shape a better, more sustainable world and continue to improve the quality of people’s lives.

Scholarships totaling $15,500 will be presented as cash awards to the best student designs submitted.

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and its educational and research organization, the ET Foundation (ETF), are inviting students interested in product design, industrial design, design engineering, manufacturing, and other fields from around the world to share their vision for the future using aluminum extrusions.