IFDA Philadelphia Scholarship

The IFDA Philadelphia Scholarship is available through the IFDA Educational Foundation to a full-time, current undergraduate student, enrolled in either a two, three or four year institution. The recipient of this scholarship will have their monetary award paid directly to their educational institution; the recipient must be enrolled for the fall semester following the March 31st application deadline, in order to receive this scholarship. The scholarship will rotate among four disciplines, over four years in the following order: Furniture Design 2020, Textile Design 2021, and Graphic Design 2022, and Interior Design 2023. In addition, the Philadelphia Chapter will provide an IFDA Student Membership for the scholarship recipient. All applicants must have completed four design courses in post secondary education at the time of application and be majoring in Interior Design or a related field. The recipient of this scholarship must be enrolled for the fall semester following the March 31st application deadline, in order to receive this scholarship. The completed application packet must include a transcript of course work that verifies full-time status and shows your GPA. Application accepted each year between March 1 and emailed no later than March 31. One (1) copy of: An unofficial transcript from your college Registrar. Transcript should be sent with your PDF files by March 31st deadline. One Design Project Example, to include process details, descriptions and both in-process and final drawings. Computer generated and/or hand work may be included. (group projects will not be accepted). Four additional individual images, with descriptions, detailed computer generated final design images and/or final design hand drawings and/or final design renderings and/or final built examples. Final images are encouraged for all examples, and we ask that you provide color images. Letter of Recommendation from an instructor/professor on official school stationery.