FAQs
Yes! We offer scholarships ranging from $50 - $200. The application process for the program is slightly different if you are also applying for a scholarship. If you would like to apply for a scholarship please fill out and submit the application form which can be found here (hyperlink).
At the bottom of the first page of the application there is a section titled: “Scholarship Application (Optional)”. Please fill this section out.
Next, attach a 300-500 word typed (12pt font) essay to the back of your application. The essay topic is: “How does design (art, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, virtual design) enrich our lives.”
Application decisions (including scholarship application) will be mailed to you in 2-3 weeks after the date that our office receives your application.
Summer Design Week is an action packed program consisting of a balance of educational and entertaining activities. The day begins with breakfast at 7:00 AM, morning activities begin at 8:30 AM. Lunch is at 11:30 AM followed by studio time at 12:45 PM. Dinner is at 5 PM followed by various evening activities.
Our event schedule can be found here:
Summer Design Week participants will enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner at Bob’s Place. Bob's Place is the main dining hall on the University of Idaho Campus. Bob's Place offers meals from morning until night, with an all-you-care-to-eat format. We serve Aspretto coffee and offer a wide range of options, from classic comfort foods to freshly sautéed international offerings.
Learn more about Summer Design Week dining here:
For those with Unique Dietary needs
Be sure to let the Summer Design Week team know if you would like to discuss special menus, dietary needs or allergy concerns. We are happy to work with Sodexo to meet your dining needs.
You can find a campus map here.
This is a link to our location listed on google maps.
Click here for a complete list of what to bring ( and what not to).
We here at the College of Art and Architecture appreciate and share in your affection for Skip. However, Summer Design Week is not a place where he can receive the love and attention he needs. Please leave Skip at home and feel free to bring him a souvenir from the Vandal Store. You can check out what Skip might like here at the Vandal Store.
The University of Idaho is surrounded by the rolling Palouse hills, an area so beautiful it was featured in National Geographic magazine. Just minutes away from the forests, rivers and lakes of northern Idaho, Moscow is home to more than 24,000 residents and a wide range of student-minded businesses, such as you would only find in a university town. In fact, Men’s Journal named this “hip little city” one of the nation’s five best places to live among college towns. Art galleries, movie theaters, coffee shops and restaurants line the streets. In addition to popular drive-thrus, Moscow offers a huge co-op with organic and natural foods, Northwest-style pubs, as well as locally owned Italian, French, Mexican and Chinese eateries.
“In addition to Moscow’s fine business and educational reputation, the city’s arts community has gained national attention. The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, Festival Dance, Idaho Repertory Theatre, Renaissance Fair, Rendezvous in the Park, and the Prichard Art Gallery are reasons why Moscow is known as the “Heart of the Arts.” Moscow has also been rated one of the “Best 100 Small Art Towns in America.”” (Excerpt from the State of Idaho Department of Commerce website)
Found out more about Moscow, ID here.
Summer Design Week participants will be staying at the Theophilus Tower which is an 11-story building equipped with stairs and two elevators. Floors are separated by gender. There are two twin beds in each room and include a micro-fridge, desks, chairs and closets. Community restrooms are located on each floor in a shared common area and offer many individual showers, restroom stalls and sinks. Laundry facilities are located in the basement. Find out more about Theophilus Tower and student residence life here.
Learn more about Summer Design Week housing here.