The pandemic (COVID-19) has altered our everyday lives substantially, and provided uncertainty both short term and long term for many neighboring and healthcare communities throughout the GTA and Canada. The phenomenon has created shortages of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

This relief-design competition welcomes students to produce a design that can improve the lives of people within Canada and help to flatten the curve and the spread of the virus. This competition challenges students to design feasible kits where appropriate crafting tools, materials, and non-medical masks can be stored to easily distribute to the community. Kits need to be easily assembled and fabricated by community members and volunteers. The winning kit design will be distributed to community members and registered participants for personal use or to be delivered to partnered healthcare centres and small organizations around Canada.  Through the competition, participants will delve into product development and manufacturing that is important to the design field. Participants will have the opportunity to get featured on our Instagram (@fbdryerson) and website (www.aiasryerson.org/fbd) with the following hashtag #UMasked2021.

Important Dates:

Registration Deadline: Wednesday May 12th, 2021 11:59 p.m. ET
Submission Deadline: Saturday May 15th, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET