Welcome to the Submission for the 2023 Fashion Design Student Award
THE FASHION DESIGN STUDENT AWARD will be presented to an exceptional Canadian fashion design student who has recently graduated from a fashion design program.
Submission Requirements & Criteria
- All entrants must be Canadian citizens
- Entry is open to Universities, Colleges, and private school fashion programs
- Only programs that are two years + are eligible. One year programs are not eligible
- Each institution can nominate up to 2 top Canadian students from the 2023 graduating class for consideration
- Submissions will be accepted by the institution, not directly from the student
- Student must demonstrate a high level of craftsmanship and workmanship
- High level of innovation and creativity that elevates their work beyond that of their peers
- A strong balance between the conceptual and the commercial - designs should be commercially viable while exhibiting a high level of innovation and creativity
- Versatility and range within in their body of work
- Special achievements through their academic careers
- Great personal attributes including a stellar work ethic and a high level of personal drive, ambition and enthusiasm for the world of fashion and design
- Provide headshot
A PDF including the following information:
- Biography including a statement on the mission of your company/brand. Describe the accomplishments you achieved in 2022/2023 to advance your mission/brand. State the mission of your company/brand in 1-2 sentences
- A one-page written description about planned future business goals including areas such as Marketing, Distribution, Manufacturing
- A digital copy of your portfolio including 5-6 of your best designs (real produced designs) and 3 sketches yet to be developed.
- Professional or Academic Reference letter (PDF)
Rules & Regulations
To begin the entry process, you must first agree to the Rules & Regulations below.
- CAFA reserves the right to suspend, modify, terminate or cancel the competition at any time
- Submissions that do not meet the entry criteria and submission requirements will be disqualified
- All entrants must be 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2023
- This competition is not open to employees or immediate family members of CAFA Directors, staff, Ambassadors, Nomination Committee members or official jurors
- Finalists will be profiled online
- Members of the 2023 CAFA Nominating Committee will review all of the applicants and then select the finalists
- Members of the 2023 CAFA Jury will select the winner
- The decisions of the Jury are final
Intellectual Property/Priority Rights/Rights of Publication
By entering the competition, the entrant: (i) agrees that CAFA will have the right to use and/or publish for any purpose, without compensation, the submitted design, as it relates to promoting CAFA and all the activities that surround it (ii) certifies and warrants that the submitted work is the entrant’s own original work and that the work, including its eventual publication by CAFA, does not and will not infringe any right of any third party, including intellectual property rights and rights of privacy and (iii) agrees that CAFA may use either during or at any time following the Awards, but in relation to the Awards, the name and photograph of the entrant without restriction or compensation.
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