A €5,000 prize for the best master’s thesis focused on innovation and sustainability in the fashion, luxury, and design sectors.

Now in its sixth year, the initiative is promoted by Save The Duck in collaboration with the POLIMI School of Management ofthe Politecnico di Milano.

The award, worth €5,000 (gross), is open to students who have completed a master’s degree at the Politecnico di Milano between June 2024 and July 2025, in any field of study, with a minimum final grade of 100/110.

Applications must be submitted via the Politecnico di Milano website, under the“Other scholarships and graduation awards – Polimi” section, by noon on 10 October 2025. The winner will be announced in November 2025.

The award will go to the best master’s thesis in the fashion–luxury–design field addressing 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 materials of animal origin, including regenerated ones)
• The fashion value chain, from raw material sourcing to final customer distribution.

The collaboration between the POLIMI School of Management and Save The Duck, launched in 2019, aims to provide concrete support to young people committed to building a more sustainable future — both environmentally and socially.