2026 Student Peak Awards Competition

Forms uploaded are for the National Competition. The same forms & guidelines are used for the PEAK Student Competition with the exception that students who currently work in the industry are still allowed to enter the Peak  Student Competition and must be attending a Colorado school.  Deadline for Student Peak is May 31, 2026  

Students who enter the Peak Student Competition receive 1 Free Ticket to the Awards Gala on JUNE 18h 2026!  Students who enter will receive a ticket code for the Gala Registration. Students who do not enter the Peak Awards Student Competition may attend the  Peak Awards Gala at the student rate. All tickets must be purchased prior to the Gala

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Prize money for student winners:

1st Place $150

 2nd place $100

 3rd Place $50

Entrants must be NKBA Student Members enrolled in an educational institution on the date of submission. There is no cost to students to join NKBA.  

Projects entered must be completed individually by the student designer. Co-designers are not permitted.

+ Review attached rubric for full list of expectations

+ Separate entry forms are required for each project submission; one entry for kitchen and one entry for bath.

+ Drawings must be clean, easy to understand and professionally presented. Entries must be submitted digitally utilizing 11 x 17 page size or larger such as 18 x 24. 

+ Drawings may be hand- or computer-drafted black-lined originals or scans.

+ Required drawings include a floor plan with construction changes identified, renderings, and elevations (of every wall with cabinets and/or appliances) following NKBA Graphics and Presentation Standards (fully dimensioned). No color may be used on drawings, other than on perspectives and renderings.

+ Design statements must be typed and should not exceed one page in length. Design statements may be in narrative or bulleted format. Entries submitted without a design statement will be disqualified. Design statments should be 500-1,000 words in length.

+ A concept board must be submitted digitally. This should include images and may include a material legend or labels for each product.

+ Personal identification and school identification must NOT appear anywhere on the drawings or concept board or Design Statement.Personal identifiction on any of the previously mentioned items will result in an automatic failure. 

+ Colored perspectives and detailed drawing(s) of special construction to convey the concept are required.