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2025 Student Design Challenge

The winners of the 2025 Student Design Challenge are live!

The Challenge tasked students to design a new paperboard packaging line for an original pet care company, PPA Pets.   

Each year, the Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA) challenges students across North America in leading sustainable packaging design programs to show off their design skills, innovative capacity and savvy in meeting real-world customer needs and marketing scenarios.

Key Dates

2026 Challenge Announced

November 2025

2026 Challenge Announced

Stay tuned for details about the next challenge!

 

Intent Forms Due

February 16, 2026

Intent Forms Due

Submission Deadline

June 5, 2026

Submission Deadline

2026 Winners Announced

Fall 2026

2026 Winners Announced

The winners of the 2026 challenge will be announced in the fall of 2026.

1st Place

1st Place

$10,500 to the team

$10,000 to the school

2nd Place

2nd Place

$8,300 to the team

$8,000 to the school 

3rd Place

3rd Place

$6,650 to the team

$6,500 to the school

Earn cash prizes and bragging rights

The top 3 finalist teams are invited and expected to present their designs at the Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) 2025 Fall Meeting & Leadership Conference, taking place from November 5 to 7, 2025, in Vancouver, Canada.