IALD Education Trust
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GRANT TO ENHANCE
The IALD Education Trust Grant to Enhance Lighting Design Education was developed to provide the continuity of five years of funding to a single educational institution, thus enhancing architectural lighting design education at the university level. In 2007, the Trust announced the award of the $50,000 USD per year grant to Project CANDLE, "Create an Alliance to Nurture Design in Lighting Education," to the Pennsylvania State University, as administered by Dr. Kevin Houser, Educator IALD. The Trust hopes to raise funds to support more such multi-year grants. Consistent funding for lighting education is a critical factor in ensuring a strong and healthy industry.
Conceived as an industry/university partnership to advance lighting professions, the two principal objectives of Project CANDLE are to increase the number of students that make lighting their vocation, and to ensure that coursework and educational experiences are responsive to industry needs such that graduating students have the right set of skills and training for careers in the lighting profession.
These objectives will be achieved through a series of activities:
- Outreach to high school students through the creation of the IALD Student Ambassador Award
- The mentorship of a future lighting educator and the support of a PhD dissertation through the creation of the IALD Future Lighting Educator Fellowship
- An annual lighting industry advisory group roundtable and retreat
- Student travel awards, exposing students to the career opportunities in lighting, encouraging interaction between students and professionals
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