The Design Circle is a collaboration of design leaders working together to drive positive impact on business, society, innovation, culture and design careers. The Adobe Design Circle Scholarship program is supported by Adobe and administered by the Institute of International Education. These scholarships are intended to help youth continue their education, pursue careers in a design-related field, and find innovative ways to improve their communities.
Adobe believes that young people should have the opportunity to learn and express themselves through creativity and technology, regardless of their economic or cultural backgrounds. A diverse design community that reflects the world around us is essential to industry’s future innovation and economic success.
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To help reach untapped youth communities and foster more diversity in the design industry, the Design Circle scholarship will do just that. The Adobe Design Circle Scholarship program is supported by Adobe and administered by the Institute of International Education. These scholarships are intended to help youth continue their education, pursue careers in a design-related field, and find innovative ways to improve their communities.
The Design Circle is a collaboration of design leaders working together to drive positive impact on business, society, innovation, culture and design careers.
The Design Circle members will offer a variety of mentorship opportunities to the scholarship winners, such as shadowing, internships, workshops, networking, among others. This will help strengthen the impact of the scholarship, while providing real-world experience to the scholarship recipients during their education.
Adobe will be awarding 10 annual college scholarships — up to $25,000 per year, for each year of the recipient’s undergraduate education (up to four years or $100,000).
Scholarships can be renewed for up to four years or until completing your undergraduate degree, whichever comes first. Scholarships are renewed each year pending academic progress.
For scholarship recipients studying at a U.S. college or university, a check will be sent directly to your educational institution. Scholarship recipients attending a non-U.S. higher education institution will receive their scholarship payment either by check or wire transfer.
Benefits
- Design Circle Scholars are eligible for up to U.S. $25,000.00 per academic year for required tuition and fees*. The exact amount of each scholarship will be determined by several critical factors including:
- the Scholar’s expected financial need
- the location of their college/university
- the type of college/university (state university, private university, etc.)
- Provided with a variety of mentorship opportunities to the scholarship winners, such as shadowing, internships, workshops, networking, among others.
- Receive a free Adobe Creative Cloud subscription for each year
*Barring extreme cases, the calculation of tuition and fees will not include room & board.
Eligibilities
- Open to students who will be pursuing any year of their undergraduate college/university studies during the 2020-21 academic year.
- Applicants must be planning to enroll in an accredited college/university degree or certificate program in a design-related major or in other majors where they show the potential to enter a career related to product, experience or digital design.
Application Process
Completed online application form given on the Apply Now link.
Looking for fully-funded opportunities, install the Youth Opportunities Mobile App here.
Application Deadline: March 13, 2020
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