Design Institute for Health Research Fellowships available to MFA Design students in fall 2016 at The University of Texas at Austin

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The University of Texas at Austin Design Institute for Health Research Fellowships available to MFA Design students in fall 2016 The University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History 2301 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, Texas 78712 utexas.edu   Share The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin announces two Design Institute for Health Research Fellowships open to graduate students entering the MFA Design program in the Department of Art and Art History in fall 2016. Fellowship awards include: – Full tuition and health insurance – Fellowship/work stipend of 25,000 USD per year – The opportunity to work with the university's Design Institute for Health, a collaboration between the Dell Medical School and College of Fine Arts Applicants to the MFA Design program whose backgrounds and statements of intent suggest an interest in and aptitude for the field of healthcare design (broadly conceived to include the design of systems, services, devices and interactions) will automatically be considered for the fellowships; no separate application is required. About the Department of Art and Art History The Department of Art and Art History in the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest and most diverse in the country. It includes programs in Art Education, Art History, Design and Studio Art. The MFA Design program's cohorts of four to seven students work closely with faculty in small classes with individualized instruction. Drawing on the extensive resources of a tier one, comprehensive research university, the program allows self-directed students the opportunity to tailor their coursework to pursue an area of academic concentration and to focus on graphics, objects, interactions, systems and/or services.  About the Design Institute for Health The Design Institute for Health (DIH) is a first-of-its-kind initiative applying a creative design-based approach to the nation's health care challenges and rapidly integrating that perspective into medical education and new community health programs in Central Texas. The DIH is a collaboration between the Dell Medical School and College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin and is a resource for the community. The DIH works across Austin's new medical district with invested stakeholders on projects to meaningfully change health experiences and reimagine care delivery. The institute is led by two veterans of the internationally recognized design firm IDEO: Stacey Chang, IDEO's former managing director of health and wellness; and Beto Lopez, former head of systems design at IDEO and a UT Austin alumnus.