A €5,000 award for the best Master’s thesis dedicated to innovation and sustainability in the fashion, luxury and design sectors.

The initiative promoted by Save The Duck, in collaboration with the POLIMI School of Management, reaches its seventh edition, with the aim of recognizing the contribution of young people to the development of more sustainable models and solutions.

The Degree Award, worth €5,000 gross, is open to students who have obtained a Master’s degree from Politecnico di Milano between June 2025 and October 2026, in any degree programme, with a minimum final grade of 100/110.

The award will be granted to the best thesis in the “Fashion–Luxury–Design” field dedicated to one or more of the following topics:

• innovative and sustainable raw materials;
• innovative and sustainable production processes;
• new business models based on the circular economy;
• animal-free approaches, excluding the use of resources of animal origin, including regenerated ones;
• innovation and sustainability along the fashion value chain, from the supply of raw materials to distribution to the final customer.

Applications must be submitted through the Politecnico di Milano Online Services, in the section dedicated to scholarships and degree awards, by 12:00 noon on 30 October 2026.

Full details regarding the requirements and application procedures are available in the call for applications, which can be consulted here: https://www.polimi.it/en/students/tuition-fees-scholarships-and-financial-aid/scholarships-and-graduation-awards-non-dsu/b-s-p-17424.