The 2027 applications will open in January 2027!
Design Assembly is open to current students and recent graduates from all undergraduate and graduate schools, regardless of major or degree. No experience with design or construction is necessary. The program fee for Design Assembly is approximately $1,800.00 (Middlebury College students see below). All instruction, housing, meals, design supplies, construction tools and materials, and other costs of the program, between arrival on the first day and departure on the last day, are covered by the program fee. Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from central New Hampshire, and any accommodations before or after the program.
Applicants are encouraged to inquire with their home institutions about possible funding assistance. Past participants have secured academic grants, internship funding, and other forms of financial aid.
Middlebury College applicants: Donors have established scholarship funds to subsidize a portion of your program fee. Email info.designassembly@gmail.com for details.
Applicants should be aware that Design Assembly will take place in a rugged, remote location. Participants will need to sign a Release and Indemnity Agreement, and will be asked to disclose any allergies or special dietary requirements, before the program begins.
