Applications Are Still Open ⚡️ SVA MFA Design for Social Innovation

3 Reasons to Apply for DSI Fall 2025 TODAY

Applications for Fall 2025 are still OPEN! Apply TODAY! If not now, then when? We just had a few spots open up and we're calling all innovators who care about people and the planet to join us this fall. It's never too late. If you're interested in future-building, social change work, or designing with a community that thrives on connection, send us an email at dsiinfo@sva.edu and apply now. AND if you know someone who is just made for this kind of thinking - forward them this email.  Image Credit: MFA DSI faculty and co-founder of Grey Area Collective, Sahar Ghaheri, print.   Click to Apply to DSI! 3 Reasons to Apply to MFA DSI: OUR FACULTY ARE MAKING A SPLASH: MFA DSI faculty and Managing Director of + POOL, Kara Meyer celebrated the arrival of + POOL's pilot pool for the East River in NYC! Access to NYC's natural waters, here we come! 🏊‍♂️   OUR STUDENTS ARE WINNING AWARDS: Hao Jie Sim (MFA DSI '26), as part of the NextOfKin Creatives team, won Design of the Year 2025 from the President's Design Awards Singapore! Their winning design, Silver Pride Lion Troupe pilot programme, gives "seniors the chance to become lion dance performers in a safe and inclusive manner." 🦁   OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE GROWING: This summer, MFA Design for Social Innovation began our Designer in Residency partnership with the Institute for Public Architecture on Governor's Island with 2025 Inaugural Ecology Fellow, MFA DSI faculty Corwin Green! 🏡 Read more about our faculty, students, and partnerships at dsi.sva.edu. Image Credits: (Top) NextOfKin Creatives; (Bottom Left) + POOL; (Bottom Right) Institute for Public Architecture. Learn more @ dsi.sva.edu MFA DSI is about making a positive difference in the world. It is a place to explore how design can make things better for people, the planet, and our shared futures; to build a lifelong network; and to learn how meaningful, measurable change happens together. If you need more reasons to apply, check out our blog or read what some of our DSI alums have to say. Ready for change? Apply today! Help us spread the word.     For more info about MFA DSI, contact us at:  dsiinfo@sva.edu Our Mailing Address: 136 W 21st St, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10011 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.