2027 Tony Fusco Scholarship
Offered by International Furnishings and Design Association Educational Foundation
About this scholarship
The 2027 Tony Fusco Scholarship is one of the distinct 2027 student awards administered by the International Furnishings and Design Association Educational Foundation. It provides $6,000 tuition scholarship for a student pursuing interior design or a closely related furnishings and design discipline at a United States institution. Supported by the IFDA New England Chapter, this award is reserved for full-time undergraduate or graduate students who are New England residents and study interior design or a related subject at a U.S. institution. Applicants do not need to be U.S. citizens, but they must attend school in the United States, satisfy the award-specific enrollment rules, and remain enrolled through at least the end of the fall 2027 semester. Most candidates must already have completed four postsecondary design courses. A complete packet includes the official application, an unofficial registrar transcript showing enrollment and GPA, a 200-400 word goals and interests essay, an individual design-project presentation with process and final drawings or renderings, additional portfolio images, and an instructor or professor recommendation on school stationery. Materials are submitted as PDF files to the Foundation rather than through a commercial scholarship directory. The official award page provides the application packet. IFDAEF accepts 2027 applications from March 1 through March 31, pays scholarship funds directly to the recipient's school for tuition, and says incomplete or late packets will not be reviewed.
Eligibility
- Attend an accredited school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is not required
- Be enrolled through at least the end of the fall 2027 semester
- Have completed at least four postsecondary design courses unless the official award packet states otherwise
- Be a resident of New England
- Be enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student
- Major in interior design or a related design field
- Submit the official application, transcript, goals essay, design portfolio materials, and instructor recommendation as required
- Email a complete English-language PDF application packet by March 31, 2027