National Scholarship Awards are funded through the Foundation and are coordinated by the Education Committee. Our scholarships are awarded once each year.

Submissions are made by applicants and adjudicated by a panel of CDP Certified designers and educators from across the country. Recipients receive financial awards that are applied directly to tuition fees.

View the work below of our most recent scholarship recipients.

2024

2023

2022

2021

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Marc Brisbourne Scholarship

The $500 Marc Brisbourne scholarship—supported by the Edmonton DesCan Chapter, the DesCan...

MBSF

The Manitoba Studio Fund (MBSF)

The Design Professionals of Canada Foundation and seven Manitoba design studios have come together...

Jim Rimmer

Jim Rimmer Scholarship

The Jim Rimmer Scholarship is awarded annually to students whose design work supports a community...

Salazar Award

Salazar Awards

The Salazar Awards are presented annually by DesCan Vancouver and founding sponsor Metropolitan...

UX Design Scholarship

The Design Professionals of Canada Foundation is pleased to announce its first scholarship to...

Cheryl Lynn Rutledge Northern Indigenous...

The Cheryl Lynn Rutledge Northern Indigenous Student Award was created through a generous donation...

The Ray Hrynkow Scholarship

The $1,000 Ray Hrynkow scholarship, supported by Casey Hrynkow CDP FGDC, and other donors, is...