French fashion school offers scholarships
ISTITUTO Marangoni’s Paris School of Fashion is offering 15 scholarships to young talents for its 15th anniversary, with applications accepted until July 23.
SoFA Design Institute is Istituto Marangoni’s official affiliate in the Philippines, serves as an information and application hub, which facilitates all inquiries, requirement processing and applications for Istituto Marangoni. SoFA Design Institute founders, Amina Aranaz-Alunan and Loralee Baron-Soong are both graduates of Istituto Marangoni.
The Paris school will award 15 scholarships to young talents starting their studies in the Intensive courses (styling, fashion business, digital marketing), first year of the BA Hons Degree or the Cycles de Spécialisation (Fashion Design; Buying and Merchandising; Styling, Creative Direction, and Digital Content; Luxury Brand Management; Fashion Communication and Digital Media) in the academic year 2021/2022.
Participation in the Initiative is free: each candidate can submit only one application by uploading the required documents on the scholarship platform. Documents for intensive courses application include a high school diploma, high school grades certificate, passport scan or ID, a signed personal statement serving as a letter of motivation explaining why one wishes to join and one’s career goals, and six creative ideas (sketches, photographs, and the like). All items must be submitted in A4 or A3 format, in .pdf,.tiff, .jpg, .zip.
The Three-year Courses and the school’s BA offerings also add a language certificate to the requirements. The Cycles De Spécialisation programs require a university transcript of records and diploma, two letters of reference, a CV, and a portfolio with 10-12 items; in addition to the requirements for BA applications.
Istituto Marangoni was founded in Milan in 1935. It has branches in Florence, London, Paris, Miami, Mumbai, and Shanghai.
Global names attached to the institute include Moschino founder Franco Moschino, Alessandra Facchinetti (formerly of Prada, Gucci, Valentino, and Tod’s), and Domenico Dolce (of Dolce & Gabbana — though he did only stay for a few months).
