IFDA Philadelphia Scholarship

The IFDA Philadelphia Scholarship is available to a current undergraduate student enrolled in either a two-, three-, or four-year institution. The recipient of this scholarship must be enrolled for the fall semester following the application deadline in order to receive this scholarship. The scholarship will rotate among four disciplines, over four years in the following order: Textile Design in 2025, Graphic Design in 2026, and Interior Design in 2027. 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. Applicants must submit one textile design project example with 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 must also be submitted. Final images are encouraged for all examples, and we ask that you provide color images. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation from an instructor or professor. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the IFDA Educational Foundation for more information.