Interior Design Departmental Scholarship
Process and Guidelines
SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
If you would like to take a few extra steps, you may apply for an Interior Design Departmental Scholarship.
Departmental Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 per year and can be “stacked” with other
scholarship awards and grants from O’More, with a half-tuition maximum total. (Note: This maximum does not
preclude additional scholarships or awards from non-O’More funding sources leading to greater total award
amounts.)
In design school, the process of arriving at a solution to a problem is often more highly valued than the solution
itself. Understanding one’s thought process, particularly lateral thinking, can provide excellent foresight into one’s
ability to think creatively and, in this case, apply those creative problem solving skills to the field of Interior
Design. Interior designers must be able to combine empathy, creativity, and rationality in how problems are
approached and what methods are then used to ideate. Ideation is an important component of creative thinking,
as it supports the notion of brainstorming; determining multiple ideas, not rejecting ideas, and realizing that no
idea is implausible. Being a designer includes taking risks and dreaming of the impossible….which can become
possible.
Project: Defining Light or Texture
This project requires creative, lateral thinking. The instructions are simplistic, but there is much depth
needed in the solution. You will need to first start by choosing one of the following to define:

Light or Texture
Part 1: Define either light OR texture visually.
Part 2: Explain your creative thought process.
There are NO limitations to how you choose to complete this exercise. Both parts of the project must be
submitted for consideration.
Submittal Format
All work must be digitally submitted.

Applicants may utilize Pinterest Boards or other digital media (Photoshop, PageMaker or similar)
to “build” the project OR they may scan or photograph Part 1 (visual solutions) in high
resolution (to eliminate the digitized/pixelated appearance).

Part 2 (written explanation), limited to a maximum of 3 pages, can be designed, written, and
formatted in any program.

Save both files in .pdf format as follows: Part 1: lastname_firstname_P1.pdf and
Part 2: lastname_firstnameP2.pdf (Ex: doe_johnP1.pdf and doe_johnP2.pdf)
Submit both files at the same time to the O’More Office of Admissions ([email protected]) for
the review of the Inter Design Department Chairs.
Scoring Criteria

Complexity: As stated above, the thought process is significant. No points will be awarded for solutions
without evidence of process.

Quality: All submissions should be professional and presentation worthy.

Creativity: Expression is valued over perfection. An emotional sketch or thought process is often more
meaningful than an impeccable drawing lacking spirit.