Fashion Club® Scholarships
For high school seniors and college students only
All ASU FIDM Fashion Club presidents and active members are eligible to receive the Fashion Club® Scholarship to attend ASU. Your scholarship is awarded for full academic years and is renewable each semester for up to eight semesters for first-year students and four semesters for transfer students, as long as you remain eligible. It’s important to remember that changing your major, residency or campus may result in a scholarship amount adjustment. Students enrolled in an ASU Online program are ineligible for the Fashion Club Scholarship. Students may qualify for more than one merit scholarship, including the New American University Awards.
Fashion Club® Scholarships to attend Arizona State University
| Arizona resident | Non-Arizona resident and international students enrolled in Los Angeles | Non-Arizona resident and international students enrolled in Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents | $2,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 |
| Members | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
Fashion Club® scholarship requirements
What ASU FIDM Fashion Club® presidents and active members need to do:
- Submit your club application and sign the interactive email to start or renew the fashion club by Jan. 31, 2025.
- The presidents, advisor and administrator on the club application need to digitally sign the interactive email.
- Register a minimum of five club members, including presidents.
- Make sure presidents and members sign up as official Fashion Club® members.
- Run the club for one academic year.
- Attend a minimum of two ASU FIDM virtual or in-person events during the academic year.
- Attend a minimum of six club meetings during the academic year.
Each ASU FIDM event attended beyond the required two may count for a “meeting credit.” Fashion club members can receive up to two event meeting credits. - Presidents and active members must log attendance online every time they attend a club meeting or activity.
- Presidents and active members are required to complete one of the following: essay or portfolio.
- Apply for admission to ASU by March 1, 2025.
- Complete all scholarship requirements by May 1, 2025.
Information regarding scholarship essay and portfolio requirements:
ASU FIDM Fashion Club presidents and active members who are eligible to receive the Fashion Club Scholarship to attend ASU may choose to either submit an essay OR portfolio by May 1, 2025.
Option 1: Essay
Please choose from one of the following essay prompts — essays should be 1,000 to 1,500 words in length.
1. Provide details about a workshop or webinar you attended this year and illustrate three ways in which it has impacted your education journey and career aspirations.
OR
2. Discuss a time in history where societal issues impacted design and fashion trends. Identify the ideas or events that affected specific trends. Reflect on why or why not this influences fashion today.
Option 2: Portfolio
Please submit a 3- to 4-page portfolio highlighting the fashion skill sets that you have developed. Examples may include illustrations, mood boards, digital art and photography, styling samples, and/or sewn garments.
Use one of the following programs to develop and submit your portfolio:
Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and/or Canva.
All Fashion Club Scholarship essay and portfolio submissions are to be completed by the student. Artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT and other related tools used for creating of text, images, computer code, audio or other media are not permitted for use.
Save all essay and portfolio submissions as a PDF.
Send essay OR portfolio submission as a PDF to fashionclub@asu.edu by May 1, 2025.
More information regarding scholarship eligibility and requirements:
High school seniors:
The scholarship must be used starting in the semester immediately following graduation from your high school, with consecutive enrollment at ASU. You may apply for the scholarship when you are in your senior year of high school. The Fashion Club Scholarship is disbursed only if you are enrolled in ASU courses full time (minimum 12 credit hours) each fall and spring semester.
Community college students:
The scholarship must be used starting in the semester following graduation or transfer from your current college, with consecutive enrollment at ASU. You may apply for the scholarship within a year of course completion at your current college. Graduation from your current college with an associate degree is not required to apply for admission to ASU. You may apply for admission to ASU and be eligible for the Fashion Club Scholarship prior to obtaining a degree at your current college. The Fashion Club Scholarship is disbursed only if you are enrolled in ASU courses full time (minimum 12 credit hours) each fall and spring semester.
Questions? Contact us at fashionclub@asu.edu.