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What is Student Symposium all about?
EXPANDING NETWORKS & PROVIDING INSPIRATION
Student Symposium exposes budding designers to the REAL WORLD of interior design. The event is filled with RICH OPPORTUNITIES that expose students to the fact that there are so many DIFFERENT PATHS one can take with an interior design degree.
Students INTERACT WITH and LEARN FROM DESIGNERS and INDUSTRY MEMBERS from ALL FACETS of design. Students hear from EXPERIENCED CAREER PROFESSIONALS about what it's like in the industry and how to prepare themselves for the workplace.
Don't miss this OPPORTUNITY to further your KNOWLEDGE and prepare for LAUNCHING YOUR DESIGN CAREER after graduation!
Students INTERACT WITH and LEARN FROM DESIGNERS and INDUSTRY MEMBERS from ALL FACETS of design. Students hear from EXPERIENCED CAREER PROFESSIONALS about what it's like in the industry and how to prepare themselves for the workplace.
Don't miss this OPPORTUNITY to further your KNOWLEDGE and prepare for LAUNCHING YOUR DESIGN CAREER after graduation!
The Scoop on Student Symposium 2026
Scholarships
In conjunction with Student Symposium, you can apply to win one of four different SCHOLARSHIPS of $1,000 each.
In-Person Events
Student Symposium features three IN-PERSON EVENTS at different times of the year across the ASID Texas Chapter: Austin, Dallas & San Antonio. Each event will feature its own learning and networking opportunities.
Eligibility
In-Person Events are open exclusively to ASID Student Members, both within and outside of Texas and Oklahoma.
Scholarships are open exclusively to ASID Student Members actively enrolled as a student in a Texas- or Oklahoma-based interior design academic program: 2-year program freshman and above; 4-year program freshman; or graduate level.
So if you're not a Student Member, JOIN NOW! FYI: Student membership really pays off because once you graduate, you can advance to an Allied Practitioner Emerging Professional membership and save $1,450 over the first 5 years of your career! It's really a no brainer...
Scholarships are open exclusively to ASID Student Members actively enrolled as a student in a Texas- or Oklahoma-based interior design academic program: 2-year program freshman and above; 4-year program freshman; or graduate level.
So if you're not a Student Member, JOIN NOW! FYI: Student membership really pays off because once you graduate, you can advance to an Allied Practitioner Emerging Professional membership and save $1,450 over the first 5 years of your career! It's really a no brainer...
2026 Timeline
- FEBRUARY 6: Austin Event - Registration was available HERE
- MARCH 15: Scholarships Open for Applications HERE
- JUNE 26: Scholarship Application Deadline @ 5:00 PM CT
- JULY (1st half): Scholarship Recipients Notified
- TBA: Dallas Event - Registration will be available HERE
- TBA: San Antonio Event - Registration will be available HERE
- SEPTEMBER 16-18: 2026 GATHER Catalyst, the ASID National Conference, taking place in Dallas, which will feature Student Programming, as well as the ASID Texas Chapter 2026 Celebrating Design Texas Awards Event on the evening of Thursday, September 17, where the 2026 ASID Texas Student Scholarship Recipients will be recognized.
