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Administrative correspondence.

Established in 1985, the aim of the Young Designers into Industry scheme was to match the skills of top young designers with the needs of British industry. The scheme results from an initiative announced by John Butcher as part of the government's Strategy for Design launched in 1984. Through it, newly qualified designers are awarded 12 month assisted placements in selected industrial companies. The administration of the scheme was undertaken by the RSA while it was funded jointly by the Department of Trade and Industry and the industrial companies involved. \n\nAdministrative correspondence, minutes, progress reports and press releases.

Administrative correspondence and papers relating to the Industrial Art Bursaries Competition includes and a breakdown of age groups of bursary winners in the 18 competitions held since 1946, an analysis of the competitions 1951-1967 and the opening speech given by Sir Gordon Russell of the Exhibition of Winning Designs in the 1964 Industrial Art Bursaries Competition.

Clean technologies lecture and Centre for sustainable design and Surrey Institute proposal to Canon UK about the development of the 'Sustainable World' theme within the RSA Student Design Awards.

The Award was established to complement RSA student award activities at undergraduate level by the active encouragement of outstanding design projects/studies, related to communications, at postgraduate level. It was also hoped that it would enhance the status of such postgraduate studies and that the results of these studies might benefit the community at large and /or British Telecom in particular.\n\nAdministrative correspondence relating to the establishment of the RDI/British Telecom Design Awards (Royal Designers annual awards in communications).

The file is organised alphabetically according to award categories. Names of jurors and the year in which they presided are noted.

In 1888 The National Association for the Advancement of Arts and its Application to Industry was founded for the purpose of holding an Annual Congress for the reading of papers on the application of Art to Industry. In 1906 it was decided to devote existing funds to an open Studentship for the promotion and encouragement of art. In 1928 the Trustees approached the Society with a view to the Trusteeship being taken over by the Society. Subsequently an Art Congress Studentship of the value of £50 was offered in connection with the Industrial Designs Competition of 1928.\n\nThree Trust Deeds or Deeds of Appointment. The first, dated 1 June 1912, concerns the appointment of a new Trustee; the second, dated 2 August 1906 concerns the foundation of 'The Art Congress Studentship'; and the last, dated 1 May 1928, concerns the appointment of the RSA as Trustees.

The Jacobs Memorial Award Certificate was given in memory of Ian Jacobs who was the Assistant Secretary responsible for the work of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry and the running of the RSA Design Bursaries Competition. It was given annually to the student who submitted the best study tour report both in terms of content and presentation. The award was judged by the Master of the RDI Faculty. \n\nIncludes correspondence about setting up a fund in memory of Jacobs, receipts of donations sent by the RDIs, and correspondence about the setting up of the Award. Includes correspondence with award winners, with Mrs Jacobs, and with the award judges, correspondence about printing an award certificate and, copies of sample award certificate.

Won the Dorma Attachment Award worth £600 and a Travel Award worth £300 in the 'Home Furnishing' section. Attachment was with Dorma. Photocopy of original report.

Won the John Lewis Attachment and Travel Award worth £2550. Worked with John Lewis 5 September 1983 -29 February 1984. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Walter Wheeler Attachment Award worth £1000 in the 'Office and Business Equipment' section. Worked with Pitney Bowes in Connecticut, USA. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Sony Attachment Award worth £2000 under the 'Photographic Equipment' brief in the 'Industrial Design' section. Worked with Sony in Japan. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Walter Wheeler Attachment Award worth £1000 in the 'Office and Business Equipment' section. Awarded £200 for coming fourth in the 'Automotive' section. Travelled around Europe. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Dorma Attachment Award worth £950 in the 'Home Furnishing' section and spent seven weeks working with the Dorma design studio. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Electric Home Bureau/ Heatrae- Sadia Attachment Award worth £1500 and Domotechnica Trip under the 'Electric Shower Unit' brief in 'Industrial Design' section. Worked with Heatrae Sadia Heating Ltd for twelve weeks.

Won a Travel Award worth £800 in the 'Postage Stamps' section. Travelled to Greece, Italy and France. In two parts. Photocopy of original report.

Won a Travel Award worth £375 in the 'Home Furnishings' section sponsered by Dorma and W.M.Christy & Sons. Travelled to Venice. Photocopy of original report.

Won a Travel Award worth £1000 in the 'Fashion' section and a Travel Award worth £850 in the 'Jewellery' section..Travelled to Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru. Photocopy of original report.