Comic titan DC Comics is looking to make the dreams of at least 15 graphic designers come true as they are offering what might be for some, a once in a lifetime chance to work for the dynamic company. The 2009 Design Scholarship Challenge will encourage aspiring graphic design students to compete for $25,000 dollars tuition scholarship and a chance to work on a DC Comics marketing campaign. The campaign will be for the upcoming event Absolute Justice.

Here is the official contest line from DC: Participants must submit original designs for a print and an online advertisement for the “Absolute Justice” graphic novel, full of some of the most popular DC Comic characters, along with a completed detail sheet which includes a short inspiration statement.  Local winners will receive a second creative brief and specifications for an as yet-to-be released DC Comics publication and must present a second set of a print and an online advertisement to a panel of judges at Comic-Con 2009. In addition to the finished print and online advertisements, local winners must also submit a binder on their design process including a written summary of people contacted for information about the project and the advice they provided, sketches, illustrations, photographs or digital images of the project as it evolved from concept to completion, a summary of influences on your entry and a written summary of your overall concept.

There are several colleges sponsoring the event, a local winner will be selected from each campus and all 15 will receive a $5,000 tuition scholarship to the sponsoring school of their choice. Contestants also get a free trip to the San Diego Comic Con (two nights, expense paid) where the official winner will be announced.

The contest is open to legal residents of the US who will graduate from High School or receive a GED between January 1, 2006 and July 31, 2010. In order to get your hands on a copy of the application and further instructions go to www.visualdiner.com.

Contestants have until June 8 to submit their entries to one of the schools sponsoring the event those schools are: the 11 International Academy of Design & Technology (Academy) campuses, located in Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Online Campus, Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio, Schaumburg (IL),  Seattle, Nashville, and Tampa; as well as Brooks Institute, Brown College, Collins College, and Harrington College of Design.

This contest is a great opportunity for aspiring artist looking to get their foot in the door, if you are eligible then we suggest you take advantage!