[UPDATE: THE 2010 D*S SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE HELD IN THE FALL OF 2010. INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR]
The 2008 Design*Sponge Scholarship is intended to assist art and design students in the pursuit of their creative endeavors through financial support.
This year, thanks to Domino Magazine, 2Modern and Paper Studio, Design*Sponge will be awarding $11,000 in financial awards, to be divided between four winners in amounts of:
- 1st place: $5,500
- 2nd place: $2,750
- 3rd place: $1,650
- 4th place: $1,300*
[Many thanks to Alison Riley at Set Editions for donating an additional $200 to the 4th place prize]
Entry Requirements are as follows:
- All entrants must be currently enrolled (proof of enrollment is required) in an undergraduate program studying design or art.
- Areas of study: This year we’re looking to narrow the areas of study to: product/furniture design, graphic/pattern/surface design, textiles, ceramics and interior design. Unfortunately Design*Sponge does not cover fashion, jewelry design, art/design history or architecture so these fields will not be included. For help finding other scholarships click here and here.
- Location: this year we are expanding the entries to include submissions from students in the United States as well as Canada. All payments will be awards in US dollars.
All entrants must complete the 2008 D*S Scholarship Application right here. All applications must be completed (including any proof of enrollment requirements and portfolio links/attachments) and emailed to DESIGNSPONGE@GMAIL.COM by April 30th, 2008 FRIDAY, MAY 2nd. Design*Sponge cannot accept applications submitted after May 2nd, 2008.
FINALISTS will be announced the week of Monday, May 5th, 2008.
Because D*S understands that a students needs don’t always fit into the categories of tuition and housing, this will remain a no-strings-attached award. These funds may be spent in any way the winners feel best suits their creative needs. Whether that’s paying for an un-paid internship abroad, expensive supplies to test a new medium or financing a dream project- we’re here to help.
Want to help? D*S is a small team and we could really use your help getting the word out about this year’s scholarship. designer Julia Rothman kindly offered to create a downloadable flyer for the scholarship so if you’re able, we’d be so appreciative if you could print out the flyer and either stick it on a campus near your or politely place it where local students might be. Thank you to Julia for taking the time to make this year’s flyer and thank you to everyone for helping us get the word out about this year’s $11,000 scholarship!
Thank you again to our generous 2008 sponsors:
[scholarship logo includes "bead" fabric by hable construction]
