WILD Offers ALA Conference Opportunity

Women in Lighting + Design’s new Spark Scholarship offers Student and Emerging Professional level members a chance to attend this year’s ALA Conference in Tucson.

Sponsored by the Women in Lighting + Design (WILD) association, the WILD Spark Scholarship is a new benefit for WILD members at the Student and Emerging Professional tier of membership. The scholarships will pay for interested members to attend one lighting event of their choice for free, including the annual American Lighting Association (ALA) Conference in Tucson. The awards are intended to further professional development and to promote the impact that the individuals have within the WILD community.

Through a blind review process, WILD members will be chosen by a liaison committee based on their applications and commitment to WILD’s mission for equity, dignity and autonomy for all members of the lighting industry.

Those members who are chosen for a WILD Spark Scholarship will receive a fully funded scholarship to a qualifying lighting conference/event or educational opportunity of their choosing.

Qualifying events are:

June 8-10          NeoCon (Illuminate Exhibit) – Chicago

June 10-13       AIA Conference – San Diego

August 13-15  IES 26 – Denver

September 15-16        ArchLIGHT Summit – Dallas

September 27-29        ALA Conference – Tucson, AZ  

October 15-17               IALD Enlightened – Austin, TX

October 20-23              Greenbuild Int’l Conference & Expo – New York City

November 8-11             IES Street & Area Conference – Phoenix

November 18-19          Canada Light Expo – Toronto, CAN

Interested WILD members can click here to apply. The deadline for entering is April 3.

A WILD Professional membership costs $20 per year; Emerging Professional membership is $10 per year; and Student membership is free.