Design Ignites Change AIGA Fellowship

Are you a creative professional with a concept that has the potential to ignite positive change? If so, you may be eligible to submit an application for the new “Design Ignites Change | AIGA Fellowship.”

Fellowship award recipients will receive seed funding to get their project started, but more importantly they’ll receive professional guidance and mentoring on how to turn their concept into a reality to support lasting change. The funding and mentoring are valued at a combined amount of $10,000.

In addition to fostering powerful projects, the fellowship aims to expand the capacity of the design profession working in the field of social innovation. Educating the creative community on how to successfully implement socially-inspired work through case studies of fellowship projects is an important part of the program.

The fellowship program aims to:

• Educate creative professionals about the best practices of social design and teach them how to obtain and manage resources effectively
• Recruit professional consultants and mentors to share their expertise and to guide Fellows
• Support the implementation of socially activated projects by providing knowledge and seed funding
• Measure the real impact of our Fellows’ projects
• Share our Fellows’ stories of successful implementation and meaningful impact with those in the creative community and beyond

Eligibility

Applicants must be creative professionals working in the fields of art, architecture or design, and must have a minimum of one-year work experience. (Recent college graduates who wish to implement a project developed while in school are encouraged to apply for a Student Fellowship.)

Deadline

All applications must be received by June 7, 2013. Please note: This is not a postmark deadline; all applications must be received by this date.

For more information and to download an application, visit Design Ignites Change.