Bish Creative POP Scholarship + Experience Returns for Third Year
- PAVE Global
- Aug 4
- 2 min read
PAVE Global, in partnership with Bish Creative, is thrilled to announce the launch of the 3rd annual Bish Creative POP Scholarship + Experience for 2025. This prestigious program, now in its third year, continues to recognize and support leadership potential in students exploring careers focused on point-of-purchase retail displays.
In celebration of its third year, the 2025 Bish Creative POP Scholarship + Experience has been increased to $3,500 and offers an exceptional opportunity for one talented student who will receive this scholarship plus a 5-day immersive mentorship experience at Bish Creative in Chicago, IL, and an invitation to attend the 2025 PAVE Gala in New York City as a guest of Bish Creative on December 11th. The total prize package includes the scholarship, airfare, hotel accommodations, daily per diem, and gala attendance.
"After several years of mentoring, inspiring, and connecting young students to the Bish experience, it's amazing to me how creative, innovative, and thought-provoking today's students are. The future of retail is bright and is in good hands; it is our honor and privilege to support these ambassadors of Design," said Jerry Fox, President/CEO of Bish Creative.
The scholarship is open to students enrolled in 2-4 year undergraduate or graduate programs such as Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Applied Design, Engineering Design, UX Design, Product Design, and Branding. Applicants must be full-time students (minimum 12 credit hours or equivalent) and be studying within the United States or Canada.
Inspired by Bish Creative's out-of-the-box award-winning displays, students are asked to include 2-3 pages within their portfolio that showcase the most exciting or outrageous design work that they've created "just for fun," in addition to the standard application materials.
The PAVE Scholarship Program, now in its fifteenth year, has awarded over $216,000 in grants and scholarships to students in the past five years. This program plays a crucial role in ensuring a future talent pool for the consumer environments industry by providing financial assistance to promising students.
Interested students are encouraged to submit their applications, including a cover letter (max 500 words), portfolio (8-10 pages max) with 2-3 pages of fun design work, a picture portfolio of intriguing marketplace displays, any relevant point-of-purchase or in-store marketing classwork, and current transcript, through Submittable.
The application deadline is Friday, October 31, 2025, by 11:59 PM Eastern/8:59 PM Pacific.
For more information and to apply, visit www.paveglobal.org/pop. For any questions, please contact info@paveglobal.org.
About Bish Creative www.bishcreative.comÂ
For over 70 years, Bish Creative has been the leader in the design, development, creation, and innovation of award-winning merchandising and retail marketing programs; from individual displays to complete store-within-a-store and everything in between.
About PAVE Global www.paveglobal.orgÂ
Founded in 1992 as The Planning and Visual Education Partnership, PAVE Global is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, with all proceeds benefitting PAVE's educational programs. The organization enables young talent to build successful careers designing and creating consumer environments. Our vision is to cultivate relationships with students, educators, and the design industry through financial assistance, top-industry thinking, inspiration, and mentorship.
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