The Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards Student Competition, administered by DesignPhiladelphia, is an international call restricted to students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral programs. It is not open to high school students or design/build professionals. The competition carries a first prize of $5,000 and requires a $25 entry fee. Submissions must be uploaded as a PDF presentation board and a PowerPoint slide show by 11:59 pm EDT on Friday, January 29, 2027 (03:59 am GMT, Saturday, January 30, 2027). The award takes its name from Edmund N. Bacon, the influential Philadelphia city planner whose work shaped the city's postwar urban fabric. The competition thus situates itself within a lineage of civic design thinking, inviting students to engage with urban design as a public discipline. While the exact thematic prompt for 2027 is not specified in the provided materials, the competition's history suggests a focus on proposals that address the complex social, spatial, and infrastructural challenges of contemporary cities. For the winning student, the $5,000 prize offers both financial recognition and a significant credential. The dual-format submission requirement—a presentation board and a slide show—indicates that jurors will evaluate both the visual clarity of the design proposition and the applicant's ability to narrate it. As a student-only competition, it provides a rare platform for emerging designers to have their work reviewed by a jury of professionals in the field, without competing against established practitioners.