Gert-Johan Coetzee Bursaries South Africa 2020 – 2021

ABOUT THE COMPANY – GERT-JOHAN COETZEE

South African trend designer, Gert-Johan Coetzee, specialises in pink carpet robes and wedding ceremony robes and is a large title in the trend industry. Coetzee has dressed many worldwide and nearby celebrities for red-carpet events, which include the likes of Kourtney Kardashian, Kristen Cavallari, Liezel van der Westhuizen, Bonang Matheba, Basetsana Khumalu, Sashi Naidoo, Tatum Keshwar, Louise Carver, Noeleen, Cindy Nell and many more.

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMMES – FIELDS COVERED & COVERAGE VALUE

Gert-Johan Coetzee will be awarding two bursaries to college students who want to make a title for themeselves inside the trend industry: the Fashion Design Bursary and the Fashion Communication Bursary.

Both bursary supply cowl for three years of find out about at the North West School of Design in Klerksdorp to the cost of over R170 000, a stitching laptop and overlocker as sponsorship from Bernina SA and an Aspire A13-51 i5 Laptop for use in the course of the three yr course. The bursary does no longer grant cowl for accommodation, transport and meals.

Students have to whole a minimal of two internship programmes every 12 months at Gert Johan Coetzee’s studio.

The theme for the bursary is Style Tribes: Subcultures.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants ought to fulfill the following minimal entry standards earlier than making use of (please observe that failure to fulfill all the necessities will lead to your software no longer being considered):

South African citizen
Fluent in English
Currently in Matric OR have executed Matric
Be capable to begin research in January 2021 at the North West School of Design
Willing to continue to be in Klerksdorp for three years whilst analyzing at the North West School of Design
Must have a proper mindset with dedication, ardour and drive
Must have a herbal trend instinct
Willing and in a position to work hard

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARIES

Applications need to be completed on line at –
Fashion Design Bursary:
https://www.nwsd.co.za/gert-johan-coetzee-fashion-bursary/

Fashion Communication Bursary:
https://www.nwsd.co.za/gert-johan-coetzee-fashion-communication/

Students have to examine about the direction earlier than applying: https://www.nwsd.co.za/bachelor-of-arts-fashion-design/

Submit clear copies of the following assisting documentation alongside with your on line software structure (the submission of these files is obligatory – if any gadgets are missing, your utility be disregarded):
Fashion Design Bursary:

ID file (certified copy)
Matric certificates or modern-day outcomes (certified copy)
Video (including your full name, age, the place you stay and why you have to be awarded the Gert-Johan Coetzee Fashion Design bursary: 1 minute lengthy and now not better than 200 MB)
two Fashion Designs based totally on any fashion tribe such as trend sketches (A4 size, full colour, no longer larger than 5 MB each)
Mood Board with a collage displaying which subcultures and aesthetics stimulated your designs (not greater than 5 MB)

Fashion Communication Bursary:

ID record (certified copy)
Matric certificates or trendy consequences (certified copy)
Video (including your full name, age, the place you stay and why you ought to be awarded the Gert-Johan Coetzee Fashion Communication bursary: 1 minute lengthy and no longer greater than 200 MB)
Fashion Essay primarily based on any fashion tribe (max 200 words)
Mood Board with a collage displaying which subcultures and aesthetics stimulated your designs (not greater than 5 MB)

SELECTION PROCESS

The resolution procedure will consist of the following steps:
1) Semi-finalists will be chosen and contacted by way of phone through sixteen October 2020, through Charles Oosthuizen of North West School of Design.
2) Semi-finalists will be required to whole an project and post it by way of 30 October 2020 (this will consist of answering questions via Gert-Johan Coetzee in a video: most two minutes and to be submitted by way of WETRANSFER to charles@nwsd.co.za).
3) 10 finalists will be chosen to compete for the bursary winners of the competition.
4) Finalists will be required to purchase a viewing ticket for the Platinum Fashion Festival 2020 Digital Event, to be hosted by means of the North West School of Design. The winner of every bursary will then be announced.

CLOSING DATE

9 October 2020.
(Applications submitted after this date will now not be well-known – please follow earlier than the closing date to make certain your utility is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries associated to this bursary programme, please contact the North West School of Design directly:
Tel: 018 462 5149
Email: charles@nwsd.co.za / nwsd@gds.co.za