FGIDallas 2026 Scholarship Competition

We invite college and university students in fashion design and merchandising studies to participate and compete for more than $40,000 in scholarship awards in mutiple categories. Fashion design categories include Black Tie/Bridal, Cocktail/Party, Daywear/Streetwear, Apparel Sustainability and Denimwear. Digital merchandising categories include Digital Merchandising and Store Planning, Fashion Portfolio and the newly added Digital Sustainability- 3D Collection.

We will once again offer the Paris American Academy Couture Award for 2025 along the traditional top awards for Fashion Excellence collection and the Director’s Choice.

The competition will include a daytime event for students to interact with and learn from top industry professionals. The evening award show will feature finalists and their designs in an award presentation.