Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation partners with a fashion scholarship fund to award students $10,000 each and offer hands-on design training to build practical skills | World News

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Travis Scott‘s Cactus Jack Foundation has partnered with the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) to support aspiring fashion designers through scholarships, mentorship and practical design training. The collaboration, known as the Cactus Jack Design Ethos 101 programme, offers selected students $10,000 each and access to an online curriculum developed by the Cactus Jack team and its partners. Participants also get the opportunity to take part in immersive learning experiences at the Cact.us Design Center in Houston, Texas. The initiative aims to introduce emerging creatives to the ideas and processes behind Scott’s brand, exploring the intersection of fashion, design and music. The partnership has continued across multiple scholarship cohorts, with three new Cactus Jack Design Ethos scholars announced in March 2026.

Travis Scott’s foundation expands fashion education opportunities

Scott’s foundation launched the Cactus Jack Design Ethos 101 programme in partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund as part of a broader effort to create educational opportunities for aspiring creatives.The programme combines financial support with learning opportunities designed to help students explore fashion and design beyond conventional classroom instruction. Its online curriculum is developed by the Cactus Jack team and its partners, while selected scholars receive mentorship and opportunities for immersive experiences at the Cact.us Design Center.Scott said the initiative was intended to help aspiring creatives explore fashion, design and music while encouraging them to develop their own ideas.Peter Arnold, executive director of the Fashion Scholarship Fund, said the partnership would provide the organisation’s network of alumni, current scholars and applicants with access to creative resources, mentors and career development opportunities.

Three students named Cactus Jack scholars in 2026

The Cactus Jack Foundation announced three new scholarship recipients at the Fashion Scholarship Fund’s annual gala in New York on March 24, 2026.The recipients were Cameroun Blount of North Carolina A&T State University, Caira Coleman of Spelman College and Jasmine Cox of the Savannah College of Art and Design.Scott introduced the scholars at the event, which celebrated recipients from the Fashion Scholarship Fund and the Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholarship programme, alongside other figures from the fashion and creative industries.The three students joined an initiative that had already supported scholars from earlier cohorts. According to the Fashion Scholarship Fund’s announcement, three students from the Class of 2024 received Cactus Jack Design Ethos scholarships, followed by three recipients from the Class of 2025.Each selected Cactus Jack scholar receives a $10,000 award. Across the three cohorts announced for 2024, 2025 and 2026, the nine identified recipients represent $90,000 in scholarship awards.

What students learn through Design Ethos 101

The programme is designed to immerse students in the creative world behind Scott’s Cactus Jack brand, with a focus on fashion, design and music.Its online educational component features a curriculum created by the Cactus Jack team and its partners. The initiative also includes mentorship and opportunities for selected scholars to participate in hands-on workshops at the Cact.us Design Center in Houston.The foundation says the programme encourages independent thinking and introduces participants to real-world applications of creative concepts, with industry experts guiding them through topics related to design, fashion and music.The practical component gives students an opportunity to engage with design processes in a professional creative environment. However, the programme’s published details do not establish that every participant receives a formal internship or guaranteed employment with the Cactus Jack team.

Inside the Cact.us Design Center in Houston

The Cact.us Design Center is a youth-focused educational facility established by the Cactus Jack Foundation in partnership with TXRX Labs. It opened on November 3, 2021, in Houston, Texas.According to the foundation, the centre provides access to design education, technical training and mentorship for young people. Its facilities support a range of creative and manufacturing disciplines, including graphic design, fashion design, sneaker design, 3D printing, woodworking, laser cutting and fabrication.The centre also hosts programmes intended to help students develop practical skills and explore potential pathways to further education and careers.For the Design Ethos 101 partnership, the centre provides a physical setting where selected scholars can participate in immersive workshops and engage with the creative processes behind the Cactus Jack brand.The foundation’s wider educational work includes the Cact.us Sneaker Lab, a design-focused programme that introduces young people in the Houston area to design-led fabrication and manufacturing.

Fashion Scholarship Fund’s role in the partnership

The Fashion Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit organisation that supports students pursuing careers in fashion and related industries through scholarships, mentorship and career development opportunities.Its programmes connect students with educational resources and industry professionals. The organisation also administers the Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholarship programme, which supports aspiring creatives pursuing opportunities in fashion.The partnership with Cactus Jack expands the fund’s network of educational initiatives by introducing students to the relationship between fashion, music and creative brand development.Peter Arnold, the fund’s executive director, said the collaboration would give its community access to additional mentors, career development resources and educational opportunities.The partnership therefore combines the Fashion Scholarship Fund’s established student network with the Cactus Jack Foundation’s creative resources and design facilities.

Cactus Jack Foundation’s wider educational initiatives

The fashion scholarship programme is part of the foundation’s broader work supporting education and skills development.Another initiative is the Waymon Webster HBCU Scholarship, named after Scott’s grandfather, who was an alumnus and dean of Prairie View A&M University’s graduate school. The programme helps students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) who face financial difficulties that could prevent them from graduating on time.The foundation has also established Cactus Jack Gardens, a community initiative that works with elementary schools in Houston to introduce students to gardening, agricultural economics and nutrition.In addition, its partnership with Space Center Houston supports STEM education for Houston Independent School District students. The programme brings students together with educators and NASA engineers to work on design, coding and fabrication projects.

What the scholarship programme offers

The Cactus Jack Design Ethos 101 partnership combines financial assistance with access to creative education and practical learning opportunities. Selected scholars receive $10,000 each, mentorship and opportunities to participate in workshops at the Cact.us Design Center.The programme also introduces aspiring designers to the creative thinking behind a brand associated with music and fashion, giving them an opportunity to explore how these industries intersect.The foundation and the Fashion Scholarship Fund have continued the partnership across multiple cohorts, with three new scholars announced in 2026.