The late designer’s estate partners with London’s Royal College of Art to support up-and-coming Black creatives.
On Monday, Virgil Abloh’s legacy broadened its impact as London’s Royal College of Art announced the RCA Virgil Abloh Scholarship. Named in honor of the late designer who broke barriers as the founder of Off-White and creative director of Louis Vuitton Menswear, among other endeavors, the scholarship will support one Black British student in any of the Royal College of Art’s School of Design programs.
Offering full tuition coverage and an additional £35,000 in financial support (approximately $40,230), the scholarship will provide one “extraordinarily talented, but financially restricted, Black British student” with full support in her or his academic and creative journey.
“We know that the RCA Virgil Abloh Scholarship will break down financial barriers to fulfilling creative potential and empower talented young individuals to dream even bigger,” says Shannon Abloh, Abloh’s wife and the CEO of Virgil Abloh Securities, according a release from today! Listen to ‘Writing Black’ with Maiysha Kai.
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