The PAVE Student Design Competition promotes the “real world” design experience for college-level students interested in pursuing careers in the retail design industry. Bank of America encourages students involved in retail planning, visual merchandising, interior design and branding programs to participate in creating a dynamic design space for the bank. Students participating in the competition will demonstrate the will to innovate, redesign, and reinvent an actual retail design space.

This year’s challenge Bank of America invites you to create the ideal university on-campus free-standing pop-up banking experience for students during the beginning stages of their financial journey.

What will the PAVE Student Design Competition receive?

The winner of the Student Design Competition will receive grants that include prize to students and schools. Further, the winning students may even see their designs come to life.

• First Place – $8,000
• Second Place – $5,500
• Third Place – $3,000
• Honorable Mention – $1,000

The Winners will also receive a travel stipend to attend the 2019 PAVE Gala on December 4, 2019, in New York City, where the winners will receive the prize. However, if the winner is a team, each team member will receive equal shares of the awarded prize.

Who is eligible for the PAVE Student Design Competition 2019?

To be eligible for the Design Competition, applicants must meet the following requirement:

• This annual international competition is only open to college-level students involved in retail planning, design, visual merchandising, and branding programs.
• Moreover, the PAVE Student Design Competition is open for only undergraduate students.
• Further, students may enter as a team of two or individually.
• Likewise, multiple projects from students of the same school may submit their project in a single package.

How to enter the PAVE Student Design Competition 2019?

To enter the Bank of America Student Design Competition, the participants must register for the competition online before the deadline. Moreover, the participants may register individually or as a team. Furthermore, the participants must submit their design which includes:

• Concept statement that describes the design direction and how it delivers on Bank of America’s Value
• Image Strategy that inspires and visually describes the experience
• A floor plan that includes a client journey overview
• 1-2 perspective view in context
• 2-3 vignette views of key experiences including ATM, video conference room, service desk/teller experience, and lounge/educational flex space
• Materials palette

Deadline

The design competition accepts application until 7 November 2019.