Yabu Pushelberg Award for Innovation in

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Yabu Pushelberg Award for Innovation in Interior Design COMPETITION GUIDELINES The intention of this fund is to cultivate interior design innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting a student to establish his/her own area of interest and specialty in interior design practice by building upon his/her ideas developed within the context of RSID undergraduate course research and creative direction. Whether applied to an overall project direction development or a component to prototype, this award will encourage new ways of thinking about interior design innovation. BACKGROUND, NUMBER AND VALUE OF AWARDS The Yabu Pushelberg Award for Innovation in Interior Design will provide one Ryerson Interior Design Student with $6,000 to take his/her project from ideation to the prototype stage and promote the greatest degree of innovative thought in interior design. Funding for the competition will be made available to eligible students in the spring of 2016 to undertake their projects in the summer months. SCHEDULE First Prize: To be presented in the 2016 academic year Application Deadline: March 15, 2016 Winner announcement: April 2016 ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS To be eligible for this award, students must: rd
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s Be registered as a full-­‐time undergraduate student (4 billing units) in the 3 or 4 year in the School of Interior Design at Ryerson University. s Have a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and be in clear academic standing. WEIGHTED CRITERIA Project application submitted per Design Fabrication Zone application requirements, along with a one-­‐page brief outlining how the project best demonstrates innovation in interior design. Faculty members from the School of Interior Design can also nominate a student for the Award by submitting a one-­‐page letter of support. The project application and brief/letter of support will be assessed and weighted based on the following factors: Proposed Interior Design Innovation/Entrepreneurship: 30% Clarity of ideas developed (with reference to the driving RSID undergraduate course/investigation) and project samples: 30% Compelling new research, creative and/or prototyping direction: 30% Overall presentation: 10% APPLICATION INFORMATION A completed application must include: • Project Application – available at http://dfz.ryerson.ca/apply • Portfolio Visual Submission of 2 School projects in pdf format (1MB max each) • One-­‐page brief or letter of support from faculty member Applications should be submitted at http://dfz.ryerson.ca/apply All inquiries should be directed to [email protected] SELECTION AND ADMINISTRATION The selection committee will be comprised of at least three representatives from Ryerson University. They will review the applications and prepare a ranked list of qualified Award recipients. The final selection of the recipient will be based on the weighted criteria. If, in the opinion of the of the selection committee, no candidates meet the outlined criteria, the Award shall not be given to any applicant in 2016.