About the IALD Education Trust
 The IALD Education Trust is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 charitable educational organization that supports and encourages undergraduate and graduate education in architectural lighting design to ensure and enhance future growth and development of the independent lighting design profession. The IALD Education Trust provides direct support to students, educators and academic institutions for the purpose of promoting the study of architectural lighting design.
The IALD Education Trust receives its primary support from the proceeds of the annual IALD Education Trust Benefit Dinner, and from contributions from members of the IALD and LIRC. Click here to donate and further the growth and development of the architectural lighting design profession.
INITIATIVES OF THE IALD EDUCATION TRUST
 SCHOLARSHIPS + STIPENDS
Scholarships and stipends provide support to students and/or educators for the purpose of promoting the study of architectural lighting design. The IALD Education Trust awards over $30,000 USD in scholarships and stipends each year.
TEACHING TOOLS
Online teaching tools assist lighting design educators in the classroom. Materials include projects from IALD International Lighting Design Award winners, showcasing the world's best lighting for educator use.
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIGHTING ACADEMY [RMLA]
The IALD Education Trust is proud to provide a grant to the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, to support this continuing education program for professionals working in the lighting industry. The RMLA is an extension of the highly regarded lighting education program within the architectural engineering department at the University of Colorado, and the proceeds from its activities provide ongoing financial support for the undergraduate program.
LEARN2LIGHT.COM
LEARN2LIGHT.com acts as a portal to various schools offering programs in lighting design, enticing students into the architectural lighting design profession.
THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
The Ambassador Program unites lighting design students with lighting design professionals. Lighting designers are paired with universities internationally and act as ambassadors of the architectural lighting design profession, committing their time, energy and expertise to building lasting and supportive relationships with university architecture departments.
FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
Is your program in need of funding? The IALD Education Trust provides funding to academic institutions in order to promote lighting education, by fostering new programs or enhancing and expanding existing programs. The intent of funding is to support lighting design in undergraduate and graduate programs worldwide. The IALD Education Trust has implemented a new Academic Institution Funding Request Policy to review requests for funding.
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