The Audi Design Foundation

published Jul 23, 2007

The Audi Design Foundation is an independent charity established in 1997 by Audi UK.

Its aim is to encourage and empower designers by supporting and promoting designs that create a positive change in people's lives.

The Foundation offers a wide range of opportunities to enable designers to progress innovative design and since its inception has awarded over �650,000 in grants.

In addition to providing grants, the Foundation has been responsible for several major awards programmes.

The prestigious "Audi Young Designer of the Year Award" gave students aged between 16-20 years the chance to showcase their talents and launch their careers in the design industry.

A second national programme, the "Audi Innovation Awards" focused on the work of design students aged between 11-14 years and was made up of a series of curriculum-based design challenges.