I-Fashion & Textile Project

I-Fashion & Textile the international traineeship program for recent graduated fashion and textile designers

The I-Fashion & Textile Project offers recent graduates in the fields of fashion and textile design the opportunity to perform an internship of 6 months with a company abroad. This project is financed by the Leonardo da Vinci Mobility Fund of the European Union.

Grant

Each trainee will obtain a grant from the European Commission as this project is financed by the Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Fund. This grant will consist of a fixed fee for travel and lodging depending of the duration of the internship and the location (generally between 204€ and 242€/week).

Profile of the participants

Participants must hold a Bachelor or Master degree in fashion design or textile design. They will be recruited among graduates of one of the two following, highly renomated schools in Flanders:

Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Hogeschool Gent - www.kask.be

• Bachelor or Master in Fashion
• Bachelor or Master in Textile design

Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Hogeschool Antwerpen - http://academieantwerpen.ha.be/modeontwerpen.html

• Bachelor or Master in Fashion
   

Company requirements

• Located in one of the European DC regions (Catalunya, Baden-Württemberg, Lombardia, Nord-Pas de Calais, Scotland, Rhône-Alpes or Tampere).
• Focus on fashion or textile design.
• Strong interest in international dimension.
• Each trainee should have a mentor.
• Company must clearly define what the task of the trainee will be upfront; will the trainee work on a specific project, which field, etc.
   

Participating companies

Bless
Region: France

IVANAHelsinki
Region: Finland

Blaak
Region: UK

Balenciaga
Region: France