{"id":33213,"date":"2022-10-25T09:51:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=33213"},"modified":"2022-11-01T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T12:50:44","slug":"wilson-college-of-textiles-vf-foundation-partner-to-support-future-leaders-of-the-apparel-footwear-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/wilson-college-of-textiles-vf-foundation-partner-to-support-future-leaders-of-the-apparel-footwear-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson College of Textiles, VF Foundation Partner to Support Future Leaders of the Apparel, Footwear Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Sarah Stone <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nine graduate students at the Wilson College of Textiles are now better equipped to pursue their dream of a career in apparel and footwear. 
The Wilson College awarded each winner of the 2022 VF Student Impact Awards with a $5,000 fellowship to fund their research goals and professional development opportunities. Funding for the fellowships comes from a generous gift from the VF Foundation<\/a>. The VF Foundation is the private, grantmaking foundation funded by the VF Corporation<\/a>, which includes brands like The North Face, Vans and Timberland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than two dozen graduate students in the college applied for the fellowships. A group of Wilson College faculty members and administrators chose the winners based on how well their proposals: <\/p>\n\n\n\n