For 2010 the GDC National Scholarship Partners have donated the following awards:
$2,500 Veer Scholarships
$2,000 Adobe Scholarship
$1,000 Applied Arts Scholarship
The GDC National Scholarship Awards are Canada’s preeminent educational awards, funded by Canada’s top design-related companies, and coordinated by the GDC. Since 1956 the GDC has been dedicated to improving graphic design standards and practice in the workplace and in schools. The GDC National Scholarship Awards were initiated in 2003 to encourage and support students in taking their design education to a level that will better prepare them for professional practice.
Talented individuals from across Canada who are full-time students enrolled in a 2-, 3- or 4-year graphic design degree or diploma program, who are returning to continue their studies, are invited to enter the GDC National Scholarship Awards Program. Applicants must be student member of the GDC, SDGQ or RGD Ontario (membership must be activated). Member at Large status is available to students in areas where there are no GDC regional chapters. Educators or institutions may also request memberships for entire classes.
Winners receive scholarship awards which are applied directly to their tuition fees. The winning students are profiled on the GDC national website, the national newsletter, and also receive prominent coverage in Canada’s national design media. Past winners have been profiled in a feature in Applied Arts Magazine and shown on the GDC website.
We encourage all applicants to join a professional graphic design association in their locale, and to become National GDC members Click here to view GDC membership or Member at Large information.
The judging takes place on 25 April 2010 in Vancouver, BC, following the GDC National Annual General Meeting, and successful applicants will be announced in May 2010 on the GDC website.
Download an application form and submit your work by 16 April 2010 to:
GDC National Scholarship Program
c/o Capilano University: IDEA Program
Arbutus Building AR 107, 2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5
Please use telephone (604) 990-7820 for the shipping waybill only.
If you have any questions please contact the
GDC Administrative Director at:
Tel: (613) 567-5400,
or Toll Free: 1-877-496-4453
or email info@gdc.net
Download the 2010 Application form in English.
Download the 2010 Application form in French.
To promote these scholarships at your school please download an 11" x 17" poster in French or English.
Sponsor a GDC Scholarship:
Your company can support graphic design education in Canada. Click here to request information. Design firms wishing to sponsor a scholarship award must employ at least one MGDC-certified designer.
An outline of the annual scholarship awards programme
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Read about our previous scholarship winners
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