Use A Concept

Design Ignites Change: Idea Awards

Students with the most powerful and provocative concepts will be given financial awards to recognize and honor their great ideas. The winning projects will also be highlighted on the Design Ignites Change website and in PR efforts.

In each award cycle one award of $1,000 and up to two at $500 each will be given to innovative project ideas that have the ability to ignite positive social change. Projects will also be highlighted on the Design Ignites Change website and promoted through the program’s PR efforts.

These awards are for project ideas only, it is not required that a plan for actual implementation be in place. Projects will be judged on the following parameters:

» Addresses a pressing social need within a community
» Applies innovation and design thinking to solving the problem
» Proposes a project that is feasible, one that could be implemented with the proper funding and resources in place

The scale of the project idea is not an issue, Design Ignites Change is looking for ideas at any size that push the boundaries of what design thinking can do when applied to social issues.

Deadlines
The written application and on-line cases studies must be submitted and posted by:
Cycle 1: June 31, 2010
Cycle 2: December 31, 2010

Eligiblity
The following groups enrolled in Design Ignites Change are eligible to submit projects developed in the fall of 2009 and all of 2010:
» Colleges and universities
» Youth mentoring organizations involved in arts and design
» Creative professionals engaged in a mentoring program around social issues may apply on behalf of the students they mentor