Asia Design Week announces the inaugural ADW Future Design Scholars Program, an international scholar-support initiative for future-oriented design research, design intelligence, human-AI co-creation, cultural creativity, sustainable innovation, and public-facing design impact.
On March 1, 2026, Asia Design Week officially announces the inaugural ADW Future Design Scholars Program and opens the 2026 global application cycle. The program supports emerging and early-career scholars, postdoctoral researchers, visiting scholars, and interdisciplinary practitioners whose work advances future-oriented design research and public-facing design impact.
Applications are open from March 1 to May 31, 2026. Program review will take place from June 1 to June 14, 2026, and the admission notice of selected scholars is scheduled for late June 2026.