AIGA Worldstudio D×D Scholarships
AIGA believes all students deserve access to design education. The AIGA Worldstudio D×D Scholarships aim to increase diversity in the design profession by creating equitable opportunities for the next generation of creative talent. Scholarships are awarded annually to students enrolled at colleges and universities in the U.S. who demonstrate a commitment to positive social change, environmental responsibility, and cultural awareness through the practice of visual communication, including photography, illustration or graphic design.
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AIGA Announces 2023/2024 Winners of AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships
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Featured Work
Work by Blanquita Sullivan. Graduate Student, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship - Illustration and Design Contiuum Fund - AIGA DC
View the GalleryThe AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship will allow me to enter my senior year without the worry of paying my tuition out of pocket. I can solely focus on completing my senior thesis, rather than juggling work, my studies, and the most important project of my college career.
Jonai Gibson-Selix
2021–2022 AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Recipient
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2023–2024 Scholarship and Honorable Mention Recipients
Since the inception of the AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship program in 1995, more than $1.4 million dollars has been awarded to more than 840 college students of art and design. Each student has demonstrated talent along with a commitment to giving back to their community through their work. They are creating books that present and embody the mostly-forgotten native Filipino language; exploring topics surrounding ethnical identity, embracing black designers who are responsible for much of our fashion, culture, and trends today and applying it to school magazine spreads; advocating for cultural, ethnic, sexual, and gender identity; situating representations of social injustices and resilience within intimate, reform-driven pieces; volunteering digital media support for anti-oppression organizations; using art as a way to heal, relate, and re-imagine the life around us; and more. We are thrilled to announce this year's recipients!
Graphic Design
Alesya Zaytseva
College Freshman, Parsons School of Design
Illustration
Angira Denisova
College Freshman, Savannah College of Art and Design
Illustration
Blanquita Sullivan
Graduate Student, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Graphic Design
Jada Gunner
College Senior, Loyola University New Orleans
Photography
Elizabeth Sarpong
College Freshman, Joliet Junior College
Illustration
Emily Cai
College Sophomore, Yale College
Illustration
Juanita Sumo
College Sophomore, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Graphic Design
Jordan Bethea
College Senior, Thomas Jefferson University
Illustration
Kofi Bazzell-Smith
Graduate Student, University of Illinois
Illustration
Leslie Pagel-Alcaraz
College Freshman, University of California: Berkeley
Illustration
Mayta Vizcarra Wood
College Freshman, Institute of American Indian Arts
Graphic Design
Meiqi Zhao
Graduate Student, University of Michigan
Photography
Tamara Benarroch
College Freshman, Parsons School of Design
Photography
Tanaya Henson
College Sophomore, Rhode Island School of Design
Don't be afraid to get lost in the weeds of making and producing design work for yourself based on your interests or creators that you admire. There is so much value in finding THE passion in what drives your curiosity that I encourage the indulgence of trial and errors. Your small discoveries can lead you to find some buried through lines and unexpected influences that are totally worth further investigation.
David Jon Walker
Designer, Rhealistic Design /Associate Professor, Austin Peay State University
2023–2024 Jurors
We are pleased to announce this year's jurors. Thank you for your time and commitment. Meet the jurors!
Graphic Design
Tom Futrell
Associate Professor, Louisiana Tech University
Graphic Design
Lilia LaGesse
Founder + Lead Strategist, Heard Creative Co.
Graphic Design
Rose Newton
UX Design Manager, Google
Graphic Design
Felix Sanchez
Creative Director, felix made this, llc.
Graphic Design
Ana Tobin
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, George Mason University
Illustration
Victor Davila
Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
Illustration
Dian Holton
Senior Deputy Art Director, AARP
Illustration
Ashley Taylor
Lecturer, University of Central Florida
Illustration
Armando Veve
Illustrator/Artist, Armando Veve Studio
Illustration
Justin Wong
Designer and Art Director, Justin Wong Design
Photography
Jemma Dilag
Residential Creative Project Manager, CoStar Group, Homes.com
Photography
Reggie Tidwell
Graphic Designer / Photographer, Curve Theory
Worldstudio
Tom Koken
Designer, Worldstudio / Worldstudio Foundation
Worldstudio
Mark Randall
Associate Dean + Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Strategies
Founder + Creative Director, Worldstudio
This scholarship has also shown me that my endeavors to create cultural bridges through my artwork and scholarship are valid. This is the first step in my journey as an academic and I am very grateful to AIGA for making this opportunity possible.
Kofi Bazzell-Smith
2021–2022 AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Recipient
Increasing Access to Design Education for More Than 25 Years
Your support has an immediate and lasting impact; it provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented and economically disadvantaged backgrounds with positive social agendas to achieve their educational goals and give back to communities through their work.
I'm attracted to design, particularly interaction design, for its ability to combine art and engineering and psychology into one discipline that can create quantifiable social change. I want to leave the world a better place than I found it, and as a designer, I feel like I can do that.
Olivia Quesada
2021–2022 AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Recipient
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships in the News
Press Release
November 16, 2021
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship AIGATogether Fundraising Campaign
Since 1995, the well-known AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships program has awarded $1.3 million to more than 800 college students to help increase diversity in the design profession and foster social and environmental responsibility in the artists, designers, studios, and companies of tomorrow. The annual year-end fundraiser aims to raise $100,000 to support students whose work focuses on social, environmental, and cultural impact.
Press Release
October 7, 2021
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Winners Announced
Jurors selected 23 students to receive awards for the 2021/2022 academic year.
Webinar
December 1, 2020
Design Future Live: Giving Tuesday Edition
AIGA hosted a special edition of AIGA Worldstudio Live for #GivingTuesday. This informational, community-building, and fundraising event supported the 2021/2022 AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships. Lee-Sean Huang, AIGA Education Manager and host of Design Futures Now!, was joined by AIGA Medalist, Mark Randall of Worldstudio Foundation; Meaghan Dee and Meena Khalili, Co-Chaiirs of the AIGA Design Educators Community; and George Garrestegui, Jr. of the AIGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force. Together, they discuss how we can transform communities and empower students.
Press Release
September 2, 2020
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Winners Announced
Jurors selected 24 students to receive awards for the 2020/2021 academic year.
Podcast
May 5, 2020
Design Future Live: Giving Tuesday Now Edition
During a special #GivingTuesdayNow edition of Design Future Live, Lee-Sean Huang spoke with AIGA Medalist, Mark Randall of Worldstudio Foundation about the AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship program and the state of design education amidst COVID-19.
Building Partnerships With A Vibrant Community
The National Partnership Program is about leadership, relevance, and impact—with, within, and through design—to build and sustain programs, initiatives, and resources that champion a more contemporary and inclusive profession.