Design students looking to expand their design portfolio can enter the MPMA ‘Metal Pack for Biscuits‘ category of the Starpack Student Awards with a chance to win the £600 top prize. 

Established in 1964, the Starpack Student Awards is organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (ioM3).   

The competition challenges students to submit design solutions to problems set by brand-leading FMCG companies, design agencies and manufacturers. Each year, MPMA sponsors a dedicated brief celebrating the creativity and versatility of metal packaging.   

The competition is open to students studying a wide range of Higher Education courses from those with an emphasis on graphics to courses concerned with structural and product design as well as materials and technology students. 

For the 2025 competition, MPMA has tasked students to design and develop a metal pack to hold biscuits; aimed at high-end stores specialising in quality foods, giftware and souvenir packs such as those you might find at in airport duty free store. 

Students should focus on the pack; it can be for one variety or a selection of biscuits. It can be any shape or size (within reason!), should showcase the great possibilities in metal, what stunning designs and finishes can be achieved with metal; be eye catching and have real shelf appeal. 

The winning design will receive a £600 cash prize, courtesy of MPMA. Prizes may also be awarded to runner-up designs at the judges’ discretion. 

The Starpack Students Awards 2025 competition is now open to enter. The deadline is 31 March 2025. 

For more details of the MPMA brief visit Brief F: Metal Pack for Biscuits.