The Global Innovation and Design (GID) Award is a $500 quarterly award for University of Washington Tacoma juniors and seniors to support their participation in community design thinking projects undertaken by the GID Lab. Successful applicants will assist in 1-3 design thinking projects during the quarter for which they receive the Award, enroll in two credits of Independent Study or Directed Research to receive academic credit for their work, and will share their design thinking experience and the results of their project(s) at the annual Global Engagement Conference.