The award attracted a large pool of applicants that was narrowed down to 17 finalists from which three award recipients were chosen.

Osaka City University Graduate School
Kento Imamura, Kimi Miyatake"WORLD OF ALICE" AC adapter

Kyoto University of Art and Design
Masayuki Osumi"Chocolate cookie" AC adapter

Keio University
Ryo Nakagawa
Chiba University Graduate School
Ippei Iwahara"koyubito" strap