Retail Furniture News: IFDA's Educational Foundation Announces Professional Grant Winners for 2021
, From a student design lab to executive-level digital marketing courses, the grant recipients advance the interior design profession.
Furniture World News By Nic Ledoux on 2/18/2021
Applications will be accepted between March 1 and March 31, 2021 for nine scholarships from the Educational Foundation (EF) of IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Association. Since the early years of this 74-year-old global design industry alliance, arguably the most diverse organization of its kind with membership that includes designers, media and marketers, EF has awarded scholarships to high-achieving design students as well as grants to talented professionals, internationally. This year there are nine scholarships available for a total of $19,000.
“These scholarships nurture and celebrate the talented individuals who are emerging in the design and furnishings industry,” said Karen Dzendolet, Chairman of the Board of the Educational Foundation of IFDA. “Our commitment to improving our industry by supporting students and enhancing public awareness of
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