2025 IIDA Chapter Awards

The IIDA Chapter Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding chapter achievements, best practices, and program excellence. These awards honor the exceptional efforts and contributions your chapter has made to elevate the interior design profession.

Submit/Apply

Eligibility

To qualify for the IIDA Chapter Awards, your chapter must complete the Chapter Benchmarking Assessment via SurveyMonkey.

Competition Guidelines

Important Dates

The project of excellence submitted must have been completed during the 2024 calendar year (January - December 2024).

Winners Announced (Week of June 9th)

Jun 09, 2025

Submission Open

Jan 13, 2025

Submission Closed

Mar 14, 2025

Pricing

There is no cost to apply.

Competition Guidelines

Guidelines

Submission Requirements:

Prepare and submit:

One (1) PowerPoint/Prezi presentation (8-12 slides)

Supporting narrative up to 500 words or one 3-4 minute video statement uploaded to YouTube,* describing the program, CEU, project, or event that best exemplifies what your chapter achieved in 2024.

One (1) sentence blurb that best encapsulates all you’ve accomplished in 2024.

If uploading a YouTube video, make sure to change your video’s privacy settings to “Unlisted.”

Submission should address the following:

Mission: What was the mission of your program, event, or resource and how did that project impact the local design community and your members?

Planning and Goals: Was there a clear business plan or plan of action for the program? What were the learning objectives, volunteer roles, and timeline? How did you measure the success and impact of your program?

Marketing and Communications: How was the program promoted? What graphics and media channels did you use? Who was your target audience? How did you reach audiences you have typically not engaged?

Membership: How was the program attended or engaged with by members? Was it well received? Did it help members be better designers, volunteers, or community leaders?

Financials: What was the project’s budget, actual cost, expenses, sponsorships, and final profit?

Award:

Up to four chapters will be selected by judges based on the merit of submissions.

IIDA Chapter Award winners will be featured on the IIDA website, amplifying your chapter’s impact. Each winning chapter will receive a certificate acknowledging its outstanding achievements. Winners will also be honored at the Summer CLC Chapter Awards ceremony during NeoCon week.

For questions contact Chapter Relations Manager Aleida Clincy at aclincy@iida.org.