There are only a few weeks left to apply for The Design Coach 2022 Scholarship Program, which is open to Australian design professionals of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels.

In its inaugural year, the scholarship provides the winner with access to 12 months of The Design Coach’s classes, courses and coaching with all the tools, techniques, systems and processes to “equip them for future success”.

You don’t need an architecture or design qualification to apply. Entrants are instead invited to submit a digital portfolio of past work with high-res images and a project overview, along with a short biography and completed application form.

Applicants must submit a portfolio of work that demonstrates strong capabilities in design through visual work and ideas.

These will be judged by The Design Coach’s Andrew Mitchell, Est Lighting’s James Lambrou and Mitchell & Eades’ Samantha Eades.

As well as one-on-one coaching sessions, business mentoring, masterclasses and seminars, The Design Coach scholar for 2022 will get an all-expenses-paid invite to the 2023 Byron Retreat – a seven-day program designed to “build confidence, grow skillsets and increase productivity”.

Applications for The Design Coach 2022 Scholarship Program close on 15 December 2021 with the winner to be announced on 15 February 2022.

The winner will be required to post on social media about their scholarship journey and make themselves available for a number of PR and marketing opportunities.

Founded by interior designer Mitchell, The Design Coach’s goal is to create a community among solo designers, with support and education in business management for designers through master classes, retreats, workshops and one-on-one coaching.

In other Australian architecture and interior design news, the World Architecture Festival kicked off today with seven local practices vying the year’s top prizes.