Stellantis Drive For Design

FIRST PLACE PRIZE:

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Eligibility for a Summer Design Internship with the Ram Design Studio

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Wacom MobileStudio Pro 16

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Winning sketch to be featured on the Stellantis social media platforms

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Local winners invited to participate as a Student Judge at the prestigious EyesOn Design at Ford House car show in Grosse Pointe, MI, Sunday June 16th 2024

eyesondesigncarshow.com

SECOND AND THIRD PLACE PRIZES:

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Apple iPad Pro and Apple Pencil

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Virtual networking opportunity with the Stellantis Design Team

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Scholarship to College for Creative Studies four-week summer program, VisCom1, from July 7 - 24, 2024

collegeforcreativestudies.edu

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Local winners invited to participate as a Student Judge at the prestigious EyesOn Design at Ford House car show in Grosse Pointe, MI, Sunday June 16th 2024

eyesondesigncarshow.com

This year’s Drive for Design contest challenged high school students to sketch a future vehicle using any Stellantis brand for inspiration, with the first-place winner receiving an internship in the Ram Truck design studio this summer.

This year’s top prize goes to Rohan Seiber, from California, who also placed second in last year’s competition! Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who entered. We’ll see you next year with an all-new challenge.

1st place 2024 winner

Rohan Seiber
11th Grade
California

2nd place 2024 winner

Ryan Panizzoli
10th Grade
Michigan

3rd place 2024 winner

Owen Bronson
11th Grade
Michigan

Reference photos & sketches to help you get started.

download reference files

16 images & sketches

download rules

Project brief:

Design your future dream vehicle for any Stellantis brand in the year 2040. Using inspiration from one of our North American brands such as a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep_®, Ram, or Fiat vehicle or one of our global brands, we want to see what your dream car, truck or SUV could look like in the future.

Eligibility:

Entrants must be legal U.S. residents in grades 10-12 currently attending a U.S. high school.

Submitting Entries:

www.stellantisdrivefordesign.com

Submit as a .pdf or .jpg, any medium accepted, size no larger than 11” X 17”
Submit only one final design
Interior or exterior design is acceptable
Deadline for submission is Friday, April 12, 2024 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern
Entry must not contain material that violates or infringes upon another’s rights, including but not limited to, privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement
Submission must be the original work of the student entering

Timing and Deadlines:

March 6, 2024

Contest start date. Begin submissions

April 12, 2024

Entries due via StellantisDriveForDesign.com

April 18, 2024

Winners announced

Judging:

After an initial screening, submissions will be evaluated by a panel of qualified judges from the Stellantis North America Product Design Office
Judges will evaluate each finalist’s entry according to the following weighted criteria:
1. Craftsmanship – 25%
2. Design Quality – 25%
3. Illustration – 25%
4. Originality – 25%
The finalist with the highest overall score from the judges will be deemed the potential first place winner
The finalists whose entries receive the next two highest scores from the judges will be deemed potential second and third place winners. (All winners are deemed potential winners pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these guidelines, as determined by Stellantis at its sole discretion)
The decisions of Stellantis shall be final and binding in all matters pertaining to the Drive for Design contest

Students can follow all competition news on Stellantis North America Facebook, X, and Instagram channels using the hashtag #DriveForDesign.

By submitting an entry, each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and that his or her entry conforms to the entry guidelines and restrictions set forth in these Official Rules (“Entry Requirements”) and that Stellantis may, at its sole discretion, disqualify him or her from the Contest if Stellantis decides that his or her entry fails to conform to the Entry Requirements or any other provision of these Official Rules. Stellantis’ decisions regarding application and interpretation of these Official Rules shall be binding and final. Each entrant into the Contest (and his or her parent or legal guardian, if the entrant is under the age of majority in his or her state of residence [a “minor”]) hereby irrevocably grants, transfers, sells, assigns and conveys to Stellantis, its successors and assigns, all present and future right, title and interest of every kind and nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all patents, design patents and copyrights, and all rights incidental, subsidiary, ancillary or allied thereto (including, without limitation, all derivative rights) in and to the entry for exploitation throughout the universe, in perpetuity, by means of any and all media and devices whether now known or hereafter devised. Stellantis shall have the right, in its sole discretion and without owing any additional consideration to entrant, to edit, composite, morph, scan, duplicate, alter, use or otherwise exploit each entry for any purpose which Stellantis deems necessary or desirable, and each entrant irrevocably waives any and all so-called moral rights they may have therein. Each entrant hereby acknowledges that such entrant does not reserve any rights in or to the entry. If Stellantis shall desire to secure additional assignments, certificates of engagement for the entry or other documents as Stellantis may reasonably require in order to effectuate the purposes and intents of these Official Rules, then each Entrant agrees to sign the same upon Sponsor’s request therefor. All prizes will be subject to reporting to the internal revenue service.

Download this year's Drive For Design poster in PDF format and print it out. Hang it in your classroom to generate excitement about the competition for your students!