Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Foundation is pleased to announce the Transform Research Grants to provide essential funding to address critical gaps in industry knowledge, advance design understanding, and transform the practice of interior design for improving the human experience.
This year’s Transform Research Grant program is focusing on how diversity, equity, and inclusivity can be supported through interior design. The COVID-19 pandemic has unearthed many discrepancies in society, including economic and social inequalities. How can interior design and its positive impact be available, accessible, and achievable to the larger population? What needs to be considered to have designed environments be more inclusive to diverse occupants? How can organizations use interior design as a tool for providing diversity, equity, and inclusivity to their employees, clients, and customers?
Funding Information
Up to $100,000 may be awarded this year between two types of research studies:
- Grant A: Seed/Start-Up Funds
- Up to $30,000 to support the exploration or pilot phase of broader research initiatives; to be completed in nine months or less (not including dissemination)
- Grant B: Research Project
- Up to $70,000 to investigate how design can transform lives; to be completed in 15 months or less (not including dissemination)
Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation criteria will be based on:
- Significance of study
- Addresses critical gap in industry knowledge
- Advances design understanding
- Transforms the practice of interior design
- Innovativeness of research questions
- Strength of research methods
- Applicability of research findings
- Directly relevant to design solutions
- Easy to translate
- Keen interest to design practitioners and clients
- Feasibility of budget and timeline
- Strength and breadth of target audience reach
- Contingency plan
- Overall quality.
For more information, visit https://asidfoundation.secure-platform.com/a