Nashville Fashion Forward Fund

Nashville Fashion Week invites you to submit your application for the 2025 Nashville Fashion Forward Fund award to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee now through May 30. Established in 2011, the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is an endowed fund that supports the next generation of fashion industry professionals with ties to Middle Tennessee by providing a financial reward and resources for EXPERIENTIAL professional development opportunities each year from charitable donations and proceeds from Nashville Fashion Week. Applications must be received at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee office by 4:30 p.m. on May 30, 2025 to be considered. Complete and submit the application no later than 4:30 p.m. by May 30, 2025 (applications received after this time/date will not be considered); • Be at least 21 years of age; • Have ties to Middle Tennessee (i.e., live, work, educated or grew up in Middle Tennessee); • Have at least two years of professional related experience before date of application submission with demonstrated commitment to a specific career • Submit a 350-word biographical statement that provides specific and detailed information about your past experience as well as a summary of career goals and objectives; • Provide a detailed description of how the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund’s financial award would impact and support your professional development and career goals (with specifics as outlined on the application form below) through an EXPERIENTIAL opportuntiy; • Submit relevant material, appropriate to your fashion-related field of work (e.g. sketches, photographs, video, business plan); • Provide 3-5 references from people familiar with your work and experience. Established in 2011 by the co-founders of Nashville Fashion Week, the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund is a component fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.