Scholarships

Eligibility                                                              

2-Year Colleges (Fall)

Any student who has completed at least one year of undergraduate study enrolled in a two year accredited participating programs of interior design is eligible. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic accomplishment, creative achievement and volunteer involvement in the college design community. Project evaluation is based on presentation skills, design and planning competency and conceptual creativity and be judged by the school’s faculty. Residential and commercial projects are eligible. Group projects with multiple student designers are not eligible.

4- Year Colleges (Spring)

Any student who has completed at least three years of study at a four year participating accredited program of interior design is eligible. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic accomplishment, creative achievement and volunteer involvement in the college design community and be judged by the school’s faculty. Project evaluation is based on presentation skills, design and planning competency and conceptual creativity. Residential and commercial projects are eligible . Group projects with multiple student designers are not eligible.

Application Requirements:

-Personal Essay (1000 word maximum):

The American Society of Interior Designers believes that Design Impacts Lives in ways that can positively transform environments to improve the human experience and wellbeing. Through the pandemic, we have felt an impact on the interior spaces we use every day and how we communicate and function in them. How will you, as a designer, use the skills you have learned to influence future design solutions in a post-pandemic world?

-Academic Accomplishment showing a GPA of 3.1 or better (unofficial transcript)

-Letter of Recommendation (from industry representative or scholar)

-Design Project – Individual project, no group projects

-Headshot

-ASID Student Member preferred but not required. (Please indicate any appelations)

Winners will be selected by the Interior Design Department Faculty Head from each college, according to the above criteria and submitted to ASID MN office. Each $1000 Award will be applied towards the following semester tuition.  Winners will be recognized as the scholarship recipient at the annual Student Affairs Day in October held at International Market Square.

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