Fashion Scholars Program
Fashion Scholars Program
LIM College's Fashion Scholars program provides an enriched academic experience within a close-knit community of exceptional students and alumni. Our Fashion Scholars enjoy special benefits and privileges, including additional one-on-one attention, positioning them to pursue some of fashion’s most competitive career paths.
Study Abroad Scholarship:* Every Fashion Scholar is given $5,000 to support a Study Abroad program of their choice. Current LIM College Study Abroad options include programs throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America.
Industry Mentors: All Fashion Scholars are paired with a fashion industry executive as a mentor to support them in setting and achieving their career goals.
Personalized Advising: Senior LIM personnel provide mentorship and guidance, meeting with Fashion Scholars individually on a regular basis for academic and career advising.
Priority Registration: Fashion Scholars are allowed to register for their classes before registration formally opens to the rest of the student body.
Honors Courses: Fashion Scholars take one to three exclusive Honors classes each semester, learning from some of LIM’s most experienced faculty. These courses explore material in additional depth, further refining students’ critical-thinking, communications, and analytic skills.
Alumni Network: Fashion Scholar alumni mentor current Fashion Scholars, providing valuable advice on academic matters and extracurricular and career-building activities. Alumni can also be important networking contacts for internship and job opportunities.
*This feature was first introduced for the class entering in Fall 2017.
When applying for positions with fashion's top companies, being a Fashion Scholar can be leveraged for a competitive edge. Below are just some of the companies where Fashion Scholars have begun their careers immediately upon graduating:
Elie Tahari
GAP
Interparfums
John Varvatos
Levi's
Macy's
Nylon
Ralph Lauren
Tiffany & Co.
LIM College Fashion Scholars regularly win merit-based scholarships from several fashion industry organizations, including:
- National Retail Federation Foundation
- YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund
- The Underfashion Club
Study Abroad Scholarship:* Every Fashion Scholar is given $5,000 to support a Study Abroad program of their choice. Current LIM College Study Abroad options include programs throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America.
New/Incoming Fashion Scholars
- The Fashion Scholars program is open to incoming freshmen, by invitation only, upon review of the student's LIM College admissions application.
- The Fashion Scholars program is currently available for incoming students.
- The Fashion Scholars program is currently available for in-person, main campus division students.
- GPA: 3.5 (90) unweighted, cumulative GPA required for eligibility review
- Additional considerations include:
- High school curriculum, rigor, honors courses and individual course grades
- Quality and content of admissions application essay
- Math and English course sequence and grades
- If all of the above meets our standards, student will be notified and selected to interview
- Interview does not guarantee a spot in the Scholars cohort
- Students will be notified of a decision via email within one week of completing their interview
- If a student has not been contacted for a Fashion Scholar interview, but would like to be considered for the Scholars program, they should discuss their options for review with their assigned admissions counselor
- Scholars are reviewed and invited to interview on an on-going basis; however, students are encouraged to complete their admissions application in a timely manner, as the following deadlines are in place in order to be guaranteed consideration for the Scholars program:
- For students beginning in a Fall semester: February 15th
Current/Continuing Fashion Scholars
- To remain in the Fashion Scholars program, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
- To earn honors credits, students must earn at least a "B" in honors courses.
- To graduate as a Fashion Scholar, students must complete a minimum of 21 Honors credits (with a “B” or higher in each honors class that counts towards the 21 credits; honors classes with a grade lower than “B” do not count towards the 21 honors credits required)

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