Design Circle scholars
Learn more about our scholarship recipients, who represent the design industry's next generation
2022 Scholars
Mariana Chavez Ontiveros
Hometown: Torrance, CA
University: University of California, Berkeley
Nicole Dantas
Hometown: Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
University: Minerva University
Michael Elizarraraz
Hometown: Hawthorne, CA
University: University of California, Los Angeles
Michelle Lai
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
University: University of Toronto
Kiara Osiris
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
University: Northeastern University
Oleksandr Zavalov
Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine
University: Dartmouth College
Sarah Ann Teaw
Hometown: Plano, TX
University: Stanford University
Naiyana Williams
Hometown: Louisville, KY
University: Hampton University
James Humbert
Hometown: Richmond, TX
University: University of Texas at Austin
Ruy Perez Callejas
Hometown: Veracruz, Mexico
University: University of London
2021 Scholars
Bianca Mikaila Aguilar
Hometown: Las Pinas, Philippines
University: Ateneo de Manila University
Maxwell Berger
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
University: Lesley University
Lina Huang
Hometown: Boston, MA
University: George Washington University
Mg Irvine
Hometown: River Edge, NJ
University: Rochester Institute of Technology
Micaiah John
Hometown: London, England
University: Syracuse University
Emanuel Kassie
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
University: University of Southern California
Shiza Naiyer
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
University: Arizona State University - Tempe
Lauren Ortega
Hometown: Pasadena, MD
University: School of Visual Arts
Jon Rodz
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
University: Savannah College of Art and Design
Galaxia Wu
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
University: Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
2020 Scholars
Chiara Amisola
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
University: Yale University
Sola Babatunde
Hometown: Garland, TX
University: Texas A&M University
Carrera Caldwell
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
University: The British Columbia Institute of Technology
Kat Close
Hometown: Olney, MD
University: University of Maryland - College Park
Oskar Garcia Guerrero
Hometown: Tijuana, Mexico
University: Columbia University
Jaymie Gill
Hometown: London, England
University: University of the Arts London
Gokce Guven
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
University: University of California-Berkeley
Aleksei Igumnov
Hometown: Parfino, Russia
University: Columbia University
Edidiong Okon
Hometown: Uyo, Akwa Iborn, Nigeria
University: Carleton University
Johnathan Woods
Hometown: Hendersonville, TN
University: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville