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The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) Educational Foundation announced that applications are now open for nine scholarships for design students. Applications are open until March 31, 2024. This year, the nine scholarships available total $20,500.
“These scholarships confirm our belief in supporting today’s students and enhancing public awareness of design through educational and philanthropic programs,” says Stephanie Graham, chairman of the board of the Educational Foundation of IFDA. “Students are our future.”
Applicants must be currently enrolled full or part time as undergraduate or graduate students at a U.S. institution. Scholarships are paid to the school for the 2024 fall semester tuition. Applicants are not eligible to apply if their graduation date is either the spring or summer semester of 2024.
The nine scholarships are as follows:
- FBN Leaders Commemorative Scholarship — $3,000. Open to currently enrolled interior design or related program, full-time undergraduate students; extra credit for volunteer work/leadership.
- Part-Time Student Scholarship — $1,500. Open to currently enrolled interior design or related program, part-time students.
- IFDA Student Member Scholarship — $2,000. Open to currently enrolled interior design or related program, full-time undergraduate IFDA student members. Link to join IFDA: https://ifda.com/join-ifda/.
- Vercille Voss IFDA Graduate Student Scholarship — $2,000. Open to currently enrolled interior design or related program, full- or part-time graduate students.
- Ruth Clark Furniture Design Scholarship — $4,000. Open to currently enrolled, full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate students with a course emphasis on Furniture Design.
- Tricia LeVangie Green/Sustainable Design Scholarship — $1,500. Open to currently enrolled interior design or related program, full- or part-time undergraduate students.
- Barbara Beckmann Textile Design Scholarship — $3,000. Open to currently enrolled full- or part-time undergraduate and graduate students with course emphasis on Textile Design.
- IFDA Philadelphia Scholarship — $2,500. Open to currently enrolled, two-, three- or four-year interior design or related program students. Focus rotates annually between design in Textile, Graphic, Furniture and Interior Design. This year’s focus is Furniture Design.
- Window Fashion Certified Professionals Fast Track Scholarship One Full Registration — $1,000. Open to currently enrolled, two-, three- of four-year interior design or related program students.
Applications for all 2024 scholarships will only be accepted during the month of March, with winners promised notification in July. For details, please consult the Educational Foundation website www.ifdaef.org, or for answers to specific questions about these or any other scholarships and grants, contact Earline Feldman, director of scholarships and grants, at ef.ifda@tapestries.org
IFDA Educational Foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt, 501©(3) organization. Its nine scholarships support both full and part-time undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of interior, green/sustainable, product and textile design. In addition, 10 grants support professional development opportunities for IFDA members and other design industry professionals as well as needed resources for design schools.