Steelcase Sponsors Scholarships to Greener By Design 2009

Published April 02, 2009

GreenBiz.com has partnered with Net Impact and Steelcase to create the Steelcase Sustainable Design Scholarships -- four full scholarships to the 2009 Greener by Design conference. The four lucky winners will receive full conference registration, as well as travel and lodging at the event, scheduled to take place May 19-20, in San Francisco, Calif.

Greener By Design, produced by GreenBiz.com, is the conference where hundreds of brand managers, business strategist, sustainability officers, marketing directors, product designers, material sourcing experts, and many others go to get the answers, tools, insight, and inspiration to improve their company’s bottom line through product innovation and green design techniques.

With a long history of leadership in sustainable design, Steelcase, the global manufacturer of office furnishings, is looking to identify ways that design, defined broadly as products, services or business ventures, can be used to improve lives. They have funded the scholarships as a means of supporting the next generation of product designers who understand the opportunity to align environmental and social goals with cutting-edge design.

The Steelcase Sustainable Design Scholarships include full conference registration; airfare and two nights lodging at the historic Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Winners will be recognized at the event and may have the opportunity to present their work to conference attendees. Scholarship winners will be uniquely positioned to take advantage of all conference sessions, keynotes, and networking opportunities, and have the ability to meet executives from some of the world’s best-known brands.

The focus of the contest is on the design of products, services, and business ideas that have an environmental and social benefit.

Applicants must submit a brief application form, a personal expression of the how they view the intersection of design and corporate responsibility, up to 500-word description of their design or business idea and any supporting drawings or files, per contest rules, to info@netimpact.org. Applications will be judged by Net Impact, Steelcase, and GreenBiz.com. All applicants must be full-time students and the application deadline is Friday, April 24, 2009. Winners will be notified by May 4, 2009.

>> Read complete contest rules (PDF)

>> Submit application form (PDF)

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Anonymous, April 6, 2009 - 05:49

It is really great to see such influential companies offering up a legitimate effort when it comes to improving and 'greening' their own processes.

In some ways, it's a bit easier for small companies like ours to operate sustainably - with girth comes new challenges, but also new opportunities and a responsibility to act as leaders in the industry.

If I were still a student I would be filling out the application already. I'll certainly pass this along, and wish the best of luck to all the entrants.

Chris Pritchard
SIDD

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