2023 John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship Fund

This fund was created to benefit and further the study of interior design and architecture by students of African American descent.

Competition Guidelines

Guidelines

Submission Requirements

Video Component

Students must submit a 3-to-5-minute video articulating how the power of design has already impacted their life, and how they will proactively leverage their career in design to positively impact their future clients and community.

Your video may be styled in “essay” format—where you are responding to the prompt question directly to the camera, and needs to incorporate original drawings, sketches, videography, or project work from your portfolio to illustrate your response. The video must be a max file size of 200 MB and saved in .MP4, .MPEG, or .AVI format.

If you have previously applied for this scholarship, you will need to create and submit a new video application. If you re-submit your video from a previous year, you will be disqualified.

Written Component

In addition to the video, please provide a letter of recommendation from your Program Chair, Dean, or Instructor (max 1 page).

To validate your undergraduate status, please provide a copy of your current student ID, in JPEG or PDF format.

Evaluation

The Scholarship Fund Evaluation Committee and the IIDA Foundation Board of Trustees will review the videos and select the scholarship recipients.

If any of the above documentation is not included, your application will not be reviewed. Any inclusions other than those requested will be removed from your application.

If you have previously applied for this scholarship, you will need to create and submit a new video application. If you re-submit your video from a previous year, you will be disqualified.

For tips on sound quality, you can check out this link.

View the 2022 John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship awardee videos here

For Educators

We encourage you to let your eligible students know about the John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship and that they should apply. You may download a printable one-sheet here.