IFDA’S Educational Foundation Announces Design Student Scholarships for 2025

Applications will be accepted between March 1 and March 31, 2025 for nine
scholarships from the Educational Foundation (EF) of IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Association.
Since the early years of this 78-year-old global design industry alliance, arguably the most diverse organization of
its kind with membership that includes designers, media and marketers, EF has awarded scholarships to high-achieving
design students as well as grants to talented professionals, internationally. This year there are nine scholarships
available for a total of $20,500.

“Supporting today’s students and enhancing public awareness of design through educational and
philanthropic programs is our goal,” said Karen Dzendolet, Chairman of the Board of the Educational Foundation
of IFDA. “Students are our future.”

Applicants must be currently enrolled, and scholarships are paid to the school for the 2025 fall semester tuition.
Applicants are not eligible to apply if their graduation date is either the spring or summer semester of 2025.
Scholarships are for undergraduate and graduate students attending U.S. institutions and all applications must be in
English. IFDA membership is not required to apply (with the exception of the IFDA Student Member Scholarship).

The nine scholarships are as follows and the scholarship application forms may be found on the website at
www.ifdaef.org.

• 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 or related 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 Textile 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.

As stated, applications for all 2025 EF 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 of EF’s other scholarships and grants, contact Earline Feldman,
Director of Scholarships & Grants, at [email protected] or 770-378-7221

About IFDA Educational Foundation

IFDA Educational Foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt, 501c(3) organization. It’s 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, the grants support professional development opportunities for IFDA members and other
design industry professionals as well as needed resources for design schools, and IFDA programs for chapters and
members. For more information, visit ifdaef.org.