Life Instyle - New Breed Scholarship Melbourne 2025

Life Instyle presents: The New Breed Scholarship, an award program designed to support up and coming designers as they take the leap into wholesale. One lucky young brand will receive an envious prize package valued at over $10,000, including a stand package at the upcoming Life Instyle Melbourne event in 2025.


Who is eligible?

  • Open to Australian and New Zealand businesses only
  • Business must be within its first 3 years of trading
  • Never exhibited at Life Instyle before
  • Must be the designer – cannot be an importer/distributor
  • Products must fit into one of the Life Instyle product categories


What will the judging panel be looking for?

  • Creativity
  • Innovation
  • Quality
  • Presentation
  • Market readiness


Applications close COB Thursday 3 April 2025


Best of luck!

1. Business Details

2. Key Contact

3. Please select the product category which best describes your product/range:

4. Please give a brief description of your brand/products and what makes you unique?

5. What is your brand culture/aesthetic and target audience? (ie consumer and retailer)

6. Where and how is your product produced?

Don’t forget to mention any special attributes like sustainable and ethical practices.

7. Is your product ready to scale for wholesale? If not, where are you in this process?

8. What have been your biggest wins/milestones so far?

E.g. getting stocked in a wish list retailer, being featured in a publication, growing your following etc.

9. What would you like to achieve most from participating at Life Instyle Melbourne?

10. Please upload any supporting documentation

Such as Look Books and Catalogues which help demonstrate your product and brand aesthetic.

Drag and drop files here or

11. Terms & Conditions

I give permission for Life Instyle and the associated scholarship partners, to contact me on the details listed above in regards to my application and future Life Instyle events.

Terms & Conditions*