PARTNERSHIPS,
OPPORTUNITIES &
INTERNSHIPS
Below is a snapshot of current and past opportunities available to Whitehouse students. Some are offered exclusively through our industry partnerships, while others are open competitions where our course program, teaching methods, mentoring and guidance give students a real edge, and a strong track record of winning.
A 6-month USA internship at a fashion company + $25,000 to help with relocation. Three Whitehouse Creative Direction & Styling students have won the prestigious Australian Fashion Foundation Scholarship Award in the past: Blake Sutherland, Olivia Law & Mikayla Hogg.
The VRC Emerging Designer Award includes a staggering $48,000 worth of prizes for first place including a VISA gift card loaded with $12,000 and a full page in Vogue Magazine. The 2024 winner was Whitehouse fashion design student Victoria Cananzi.
Whitehouse students Tilly Walker and Marie Victor are finalists in the iD International Emerging Designer Awards 2027. One of the world's leading competitions for emerging designers, drawing entries from 37 fashion schools across 17 countries. Finalists travel to New Zealand to present their work at iD Dunedin Fashion Week.
Select Whitehouse Melbourne students have their work on show in the Student Collections Runway during Melbourne Fashion Week.
In partnership with Whitehouse, Woolwise a.k.a. the Australian Wool Education Trust (AWET) allocates grants to final year Fashion Design students across our Sydney and Melbourne campuses. In 2026, six Whitehouse students each obtained a $1,500 grant to help fund their graduate collection.
Pictured are wool garments by previous AWET grant winner and Whitehouse student, Imogen Whitton.
Whitehouse students obtain exclusive opportunties to experience the AFW event, from backstage working on runway shows to the design room floors of runway labels.
Alumni who have had their own runway show includes: Mariam Seddiq and Caroline Reznik.
