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RCA and Virgil Abloh Foundation announce 2024 scholarship recipient

The Royal College of Art (RCA), together with the Virgil Abloh Foundation, have named MA Textiles student Tyreis Holder as the next recipient of the Virgil Abloh Scholarship. Launched in 2022, the initiative was set up following the passing of the late designer, who had built a relationship with the RCA as an honorary visiting professor in 2020....

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Monsoon Accessorize to fund fashion scholarships

Fashion retail group Monsoon Accessorize has announced it will fund scholarships for “trailblazing students” on the MA Fashion Futures course at London College of Fashion (LCF) and Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London (UAL). The move follows a successful pilot where the retail group supported two students, an LCF MA Fashion...

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Istituto Marangoni announces scholarship contest with Amina Muaddi

Istituto Marangoni has announced a new scholarship contest with creative director and accessories designer Amina Muaddi. To participate in the contest, candidates must submit a total of three looks: two footwear designs and a bag style. The submitted designs should ‘reflect the concepts of eclecticism and cosmopolitan sensibility while balancing...

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Empower Your Vision: Domus Academy Portfolio Competition for Scholarships to support Emerging Talents

Domus Academy is launching a portfolio competition for scholarships to support new talents willing to pursue their studies in Design, Fashion, Business and Experience areas at one of most highly ranked Design school in Milan. From 1982, starting as one of the first post-graduate design schools in Italy, Domus Academy has been at the forefront of...

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LA brand Outerknown partners with Joe’s Blackbook on student scholarship award

Sustainable apparel brand Outerknown has partnered with Joe's Blackbook on a scholarship opportunity for juniors at a handful of the top U.S. design schools. The brief is to redesign Outerknown's signature item, the Blanket shirt, in a genderless silhouette using its signature twill weave. The winner will receive a 10,000 dollar scholarship and...

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BFC to honour Joe Casely-Hayford with new MA scholarship

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is recognising the late designer Joe Casely-Hayford with a new MA scholarship for students with a Black or mixed heritage, alongside a posthumous special recognition award at this year's The Fashion Awards. In a statement, the BFC said that the scholarship and award pay tribute to Casely-Hayford’s “enduring...

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Printemps Group, Institut Français de la Mode launch talent scholarships

At the start of the 2023/2024 academic year, French department store chain Printemps Group and fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) are teaming up to launch the Bourse Printemps, or Printemps scholarship. This is a scholarship programme offered to five entrepreneurs with projects involving the development of innovative products and...

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City of Milan and Ferragamo launch scholarship project to support local fashion talent

The project entitled 'Milan and Ferragamo for the training of young talents', a synergy between the Milan City Council's Department of Labor Policies, the Salvatore Ferragamo Group and the ETS Fashion Training System Platform has been presented in Milan. The aim of the project is to provide support for a high-level training path for four...

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A springboard for your talent: Domus Academy competition for scholarships

Domus Academy is launching a competition for scholarships to support new talents willing to pursue their studies in Design, Fashion, Business and Experience areas at one of most highly ranked Design school in Milan. Following its essence as visionary, future-oriented, postgraduate Design school, Domus Academy has always been committed to...

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10th edition of Ermenegildo Zegna Founder's Scholarship kicks off

Launched in 2014, the Ermenegildo Zegna Founder's scholarship project is now in its tenth edition. The sponsorship will continue for a further 15 years of the project's total 25 years since its inception. The programme, with an annual contribution of up to 1 million euros, allows selected students from over 20 Italian universities and schools of...

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Nordstrom and Fashion Scholarship Fund announce winners of first Nordstrom Made Scholarship

Together with the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF), US department store chain Nordstrom has announced the winners of the newly launched Nordstrom Made Scholarship. It was awarded to six sustainability-minded students from diverse backgrounds who study fashion design and are aiming for a career in the fashion industry. Each one will receive a...

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CFDA and Versace to launch LGBTQ+ scholarship

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is launching a new programme focused on LGBTQ+ youth and education with Italian fashion house Versace. The initiative will launch with a Master Class event featuring Donatella Versace in a “fireside chat” with the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s chief marketing and communications officer Phillip...