The purpose of the fee assistance is to make private higher education in fashion design more accessible to deserving applicants. In particular Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design Diploma candidates are eligible to apply for fee assistance.

By awarding the first year fee assistance to deserving first year applicants we aim to enable people to embark on their chosen career, and to promote our founder’s vision and goal with which she originally started the Academy. Elizabeth was passionate about educating students and ensuring that they are equipped with the necessary skills to add value to the local industry, and also to make their mark internationally.

The Academy’s goal is to empower learners through training and skills development, thereby allowing them to become economically independent and transfer their skills to others. The Academy is looking to offer this fee assistance to applicants who share these same values, show potential and drive to be successful, and meet the requirements of the fee assistance application.

Requirements to Qualify for Diploma 1st Year Fee Assistance:

1. The candidate must apply for the fee assistance. The application for fee assistance needs to be complete and all supporting documents need to be submitted by 9 January 2026.

2. The candidate must meet the requirements for acceptance onto the Elizabeth Galloway Diploma. Please attach your acceptance letter to your fee assistance application.

3. The candidate who applies for fee assistance has to be a South African citizen or have refugee status. Please attach a certified copy of your ID or passport.

4. The total annual household income of the applicant must be a minimum of R100 000, 00 per year or a maximum of R300 000, 00 per year. Proof must be provided in the form of the last 3 month’s bank statements, and payslips for the same 3 months or sworn affidavits.

5. The candidate must have applied for a student loan at 2 financial institutions and must have been rejected. Please attach proof from the bank that your application for a study loan was denied.

6. A written motivation letter by the applicant stating why the Academy should offer the fee assistance to the applicant.

7. A written recommendation from a non-family member commenting on the applicant’s:
   1. attitude towards peers and people in authority
   2. work ethic
   3. why this applicant should be awarded the fee assistance

Please Note: These requirements will be used in the selecting and granting of fee assistance and the selection committee retains the right to use their professional discretion in putting forward outstanding applications which may fall short on meeting some of the requirements. The Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion does not guarantee the same fee assistance for a second year. Fee assistance for the second year will be considered based on performance and continued need for financial assistance. The minimum performance standard required to be considered for continued fee assistance in second year is a minimum of 80% class attendance, all first year modules passed and no unpaid fees from the previous academic year.

THE DECISION OF THE FEE ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE FINAL AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY obligation on the institution to provide reasons for the granting or not granting of the fee assistance to any candidate who applies. The institution retains the right to offer, or not to offer such fee assistance to candidates now or in the future. The Academy reserves the right to use the requirements as a guideline in granting fee assistance to applicants. The committee may use their professional discretion in grant decisions.

VALUE OF THE FEE ASSISTANCE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM APPLICANT

A discount of up to 50% of the Tuition fees will be granted to successful applicants. The Academy is however not obliged to select any applicants and may only select those who meet the requirements once submissions have closed. No late or incomplete submissions will be considered.