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Web Design SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:
Show Us What You Can Do
$1,000 Awarded Twice a Year for the Fall & Spring Semester
Bring your creativity, skills, and fresh ideas to the Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship Program. We’re looking for students ready to put their talent to the test by designing and developing a website for a chance to earn a $1,000 scholarship.
It’s an opportunity to gain real-world experience, build your portfolio, connect with industry professionals, and showcase what you can do.
Why Lounge Lizard?
Your journey begins with discovering a scholarship program that aligns with your talents, interests, and career goals. In addition to $1,000, the winner has the opportunity to meet with Ken Braun, our Founder, and a long-time judge for the Webby Awards, for a design critique and discussion that past winners have described as ‘invaluable’ to their careers.
Our application process requires you to submit a web design, past or present, that showcases your creativity and understanding of today’s web design trends and possibilities.
How It Works
Applicant Requirements
- Open to students attending school in the United States.
- Applicant must be a student at an accredited school or be accepted to begin school at an accredited school within 6 months of application.
Deadline for Applications
- Spring Semester: Applications due by February 18th, 2026
- Fall Semester: Applications due by October 4, 2026
Date Winner is Notified
- Spring Semester: February 25th, 2026
- Fall Semester: October 9, 2026
Winner will be contacted by phone and email. Please like us on Facebook and LinkedIn because we will post the winner there as well.
Skills You Can Gain
or Strengthen During the Project
Explore the Latest Technologies
An opportunity to highlight the latest web technologies, design principles, and development tools.
Active learning both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in web design and development, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Opportunity to explore advanced subjects like responsive design, UX/UI principles, and front-end and back-end development frameworks.
Hands-on design and development give you the opportunity to experience real-world challenges that are invaluable for understanding how to apply theoretical knowledge in practical scenarios.
Time with Ken Braun is sure to be an unprecedented mentorship opportunity to spend time with a seasoned and highly respected leader in the digital marketing industry.
MEET
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Ken Braun, the Co-Founder and Chief Brandtender at Lounge Lizard Worldwide, holds a prominent position in the digital marketing industry.
His leadership qualities have earned him a spot as a highly respected judge for the Webby Awards and membership in several prestigious business groups, such as the Forbes Agency Council.
Braun plays a crucial role in shaping the innovative and bold direction of Lounge Lizard Worldwide with his vision and creativity.
Ken Writes for Forbes
Ken Judges the Best
Watch the Fall 2025 Scholarship Critique
Past Scholarship Winners
ScHOLARSHIP PARAMETERS
The Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship is only open to students attending school in the United States. Applicant must be a student at an accredited school, or be accepted to begin school at an accredited school within 6 months of application. Applicants can win the contest up to 2 times only. All funds will be dispersed to scholarship recipient within 30 days of being announced as the winner. Scholarship winner is determined solely by our selection committee. All decisions of the selection committee are final. Lounge Lizard is not responsible for technical issues which prevent applications from being submitted or considered.
We will not sell, share, or distribute the information you submit with your scholarship application to any third parties. The information you submit will be used only for determining the scholarship recipient and deleted after the selection period.
The winner of the Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship will be determined by a selection committee set up by Lounge Lizard. Said selection will in no way be influenced by gender, race, national origin, sexual preference or any criteria other than the meeting of the application requirements and our committee’s evaluation of the web design provided with the application.
For any submissions, you hereby grant to us a worldwide, non-exclusive license to use that material in any media and, specifically, to link to the materials and to make that material available via our website and social media. You warrant that all such materials are original and do not infringe the rights of any third party and that you have the right to grant such license. You also warrant that the material is not obscene, offensive or defamatory to any person or otherwise illegal. Your name may be published alongside your material. If you do not want to grant these rights, please do not submit material. If you submit any video, film, recorded music, text, photographs, graphics or other materials, you hereby warrant and represent that you personally created, wrote and produced such content and all materials contained within such content, or that you have written permission from or are authorized by the owner(s) of those materials for such use.
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