Worldstudio Foundation, in conjunction with AIGA, provides scholarships to minority and economically disadvantaged students who study the design and arts disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. The scholarships aim to increase diversity in the creative professions and to foster social and environmental responsibility in the artists, designers and studios of tomorrow. To this end, scholarship recipients are selected not only for their ability and their need, but also for their demonstrated commitment to giving back to the larger community through their work.

In a recent commitment to the future of the profession, Mohawk Fine Papers has pledged $10,000 per year for five years for student scholarship awards to be given annually.

The 2007/2008 Worldstudio AIGA application is now available on the AIGA website for students to download. The deadline is April 13, 2007. If you, or your organization would like to offer a scholarship in your name, the name of a colleague or family member, visit the site to learn more about how you can nurture and inspire the next generation of talented designers.
www.aiga.org/worldstudio_scholarship

Tim Moore Scholarship

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

AIGA Boston is honored to offer a scholarship in memory of our colleague, Tim Moore.

An inspired painter, graphic designer and musician, Tim saw travel as an exhilarating way to come alive to new ways of seeing the world. His sudden tragic death at the age of 54 was an incomprehensible blow to all who loved his marvelous spirit, mischievous wit, and brilliant creative eye.

To qualify for this scholarship, you must:

1. Be a junior or senior in an accredited graphic arts program in New England, applying for a semester of study abroad.

2. An official scholarship application. (Downloadable from the Printing and Publishing Council website, http://www.ppcne.org/scholarships_Moore.html).

3. Willing to keep a sketchbook of your adventure abroad that will be submitted to the Board of Directors of AIGA Boston to be used at a future date as a possible fundraising tool.

4. Submit current transcripts, current registration forms from your school along with acceptance documents of your program abroad.

All applications must be submitted no later than April 30, 2007. The Printing and Publishing Council of New England along with members of the AIGA Boston community will review applications and make their decision by May 30, 2007.