Type Directors Club(TDC) is currently accepting applications for its Adé Hogue Scholarship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Type Directors Club(TDC) Adé Hogue Scholarship
The Adé Hogue Scholarship honors the life and legacy of Broderick “Adé” Hogue—a beloved Chicago-based art director and letterer. Sponsored by Monotype and established in partnership with the Broderick Adé Hogue Foundation, this $5,000 scholarship supports emerging BIPOC creatives who show promise in type design, lettering, calligraphy, or type-focused graphic design.
Benefits of Type Directors Club(TDC) Adé Hogue Scholarship
- $5,000 toward tuition expenses
- One-year TDC Student membership
- A copy of the most recent “The World’s Best Typography®”
Scholarship recipients will be announced following the review period.
Type Directors Club(TDC) Adé Hogue Scholarship Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Applicants must be:
- A BIPOC student
- Entering in to their junior year of an undergraduate program, or
- Into their first year of a graduate or postgraduate program
- Studying at an accredited college, community college, or university anywhere in the world
The work should demonstrate exceptional talent and creative potential in the letterform arts.
Application Date and Process
Application Requirements
- Completed application form here
- A personal statement (approx. 250 words or under 1,000 characters)
- Three type or design projects, each represented by up to five images, videos, or texts, along with a short explanatory paragraph (maximum of 15 images).
- Letters of recommendation (only required for second-round candidates)
Application Deadline
17 April, 2026
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