Gerard Under Scholarship

The scholarship aim is to enable exceptional projects started during a course of study to be finalised and published commercially as soon as possible after the end of their course. The designer whose project is selected will receive feedback on their design and guidance from the entire TypeTogether team toward completing the family on a commercial basis. 

Any current or graduated student either enrolled in or graduating from a typography course in the last two years who has fully or partially developed a type family (more than a single style) that includes, but is not limited to, the basic Latin alphabet.

Once the submissions open, you can use the online form to make the process easier and more fair by anonymising submissions. In addition to some information about you and your project, we need to see visual material that showcases your typeface in the best possible way. Show us the best glyphs, how the design works in text, display, and headlines, and if you can, show examples of imagined uses. Don’t forget to include the current character set in every script, no matter how limited or advanced it might be.

The TypeTogether team provides ongoing mentoring in commercial, aesthetic, and technical aspects of font-making—from contractual terms through to release. The designer receives a publishing contract for the type family in TypeTogether’s retail library, featuring a 50% royalty rate (one of the highest in the industry), the ability to opt out at any time, and full retention of all rights and ownership.

The selected designer enters a five-month remote internship following graduation, with set weekly hours dedicated to developing their typeface under the team’s supervision. This includes €5,000 paid over the five-month period, plus up to €1,000 to attend a top-level typography or design conference. The internship balances the designer’s preferences with the project’s needs, all within a professional, supportive environment focused on learning and progress.

We seek designers ready to embrace the process and create meaningful work. Submitting signifies entry into a professional commitment. You affirm that your typeface is an original work which does not infringe on the rights or design of another; that you originated the concept, were the sole designer, and all crediting is accurate; and that you have made every reasonable effort to understand the design category and to tangibly distinguish your work from others—revivals must either add to or meaningfully diverge from the historic design.