Participant Application

ELSO Inc.'s Studio Justice focuses on enabling leadership and agency for youth to use design as a tool for racial justice. Through our programs, we aim to expand our youth’s STEAMED career pathways to include professions in the built environment, while widening their exposure to green sector careers.

Through this vital opportunity, participants can find their STEAM identities and learn about designing public spaces, the power of place, and health equity for under-resourced communities.

There are no student fees for design program events. Instead, we ensure participants receive a scholarship stipend as a just and direct response to historic barriers that keep Black and Brown people out of the Architectural, Engineering, Construction, and Design (AECD) industry.

UPCOMING SESSION

2024 PDX Winter Cohort

Feb 13th, 2024 - April 2nd, 2024
Tuesdays @ 4:30pm - 6:30pm PST
Compensation upon completion: $250
Zoom link will be provided

Are you interested in design, planning, and social justice? Want to get paid to learn how to create a better community? Do you have questions on how to bring these topics together into a profession that you can pursue?

You've come to the right place!

This winter, for 8 weeks, you will learn basic tools of design and architecture, how to approach a project, start your own based on real examples in your neighborhood, and hear from talented architects and professionals on their knowledge. You will be part of like-minded individuals to share your personal experience, learn from others, and start your journey in socially, culturally, and environmentally conscious design.

Apply here and you will be notified if you've been selected through the application process. Cohort starts Tuesday, February 13th!