The hardest part about building a life and a business on your own terms is deciding that you're willing to go for it. In a world that tells you to play small, daring to dream big and believe in yourself is radical act of courage.
So to celebrate 10 years of Institute of Code, we want to honor that courage, and have created a scholarship to reward those who are bold enough to take a chance on themselves.
apply for a scholarshipWe’ll cover the first $1,000 of tuition for you to join one of our zero-to-hero digital bootcamps in photography or web development, giving you the tools, guidance, and confidence you need to turn your dreams into reality.
And then we'll be by your side supporting you as you launch and grow your business with access to expert mentors through our mastermind program.
Our digital bootcamps are a zero-to-hero program... starting from little to no previous experience we'll teach you everything you need to know to start a career in Photography, Marketing or Web Development. From foundational to advanced skills, as well as step-by-step how to build a portfolio, market yourself, attract clients and build a thriving business we cover it all. This is a hands-on program with access to mentor support on-demand from the moment you enroll until you finish the program (and launch your new business!) as well as 12 months of access to our mastermind program.
Multiple dates available throughout the year, you can enroll now and choose which cohort date to join later.
Become a booked-out photographer - learn specialties including food, product, lifestyle, fashion, villa photography and how to run a thriving business.
Next Cohort: 7 Jun - 2 Aug 2025
We'll teach you how to build modern, mobile-friendly websites from scratch & how to launch a profitable web dev business anywhere in the world.
Next Cohort: 24 May - 19 Jul 2025
Launch your own marketing agency - we'll teach you all the skills you need, including branding, marketing strategy & social media management.
Next Cohort: 15 Aug - 10 Oct 2025
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We know that investing in yourself and pursuing a new career can be daunting, and we're here to support you every step of your journey.... including before you've even enrolled. So go ahead and book a call with a course advisor, you can share your goals, ask any questions and learn more about how our bootcamps work and how we're going to support you to start a creative business doing something you love.
SEND AN EMAIL Book a callIt's a structured 8 week program where you have dedicated lessons and activites each week - each week new lessons unlock, and unce they have been unlocked they stay open forever. All the lessons are available on-demand (so you can watch them any time of day) and if you fall a little behind you'll have plenty of opportunities to catch up. We understand life happens, and our team are here to support you every step of the way.
It will require a minimum of 5-7 hours of your time per week to complete the course, and these hours can be entirely suited around your schedule, there is no set times or days needed.
Prefer an entirely self-paced option? Choose self-paced and get instant access to all lessons to work through at your own pace for no additional cost.
One of the most important parts of our digital bootcamp model is the hands-on support provided by mentors. We have numerous challenges for support and every single lesson includes a practical activity that you can share with the mentors for one-on-one feedback. We also have weekly Q&As where you can ask questions specific to your needs or to go more in-depth in the content offered. It's the most hands-on, supportive program of it's kind and one of the things our alumni rave about most in their reviews.
Our digital bootcamps are so much more than an online course, and worlds away from DIY learning on youtube. They are in-depth, comprehensive, and practical. They go beyond surface level knowledge to share insights into the entire professional workflow and client process that most people never share.
We consolidate absolutely everything you need to learn into one program so that you don't have to waste time on videos that overlap or contradict and fill in all the gaps so that you are ready to launch your own business. And we support you personally every single step of the way. For a full explanation of how we're different, send us a DM and ask for us for details all about the course structure of the digital bootcamps/
You have access to all the course materials (videos, templates, resources, etc) for life. After the bootcamp you stay part of a private community just for your cohort, with the other students who have attended the same session as you as well as an alumni community for all of our students from that bootcamp. We'll continue supporting you through the community, where we encourage you to ask for help, share your wins, etc and we'll continue to share updated tips, tricks and resources.
We regularly update the course materials and you'll continue to receive all of those new lessons and resources as well.
In the event of exceptional circumstances preventing you from attending during the 8-week portion, our team can transfer you to another cohort at no additional cost
Yes, if you would like to discuss a payment plan (with no extra fees of interest) mention that in your scholarship application or book a call with a course advisor to discuss.
Yes! As soon as you enroll (either with a deposit or paying in full) you receive instant access to the pre-coursework inside our custom built learning hub, where you can start learning (and getting mentor support) right away! We have over a dozen tutorials ready for you to start learning right away in each bootcamp.
Our digital bootcamps are all zero-to-hero and you don't need any previous experience. We have tutorials and support starting from the absolute beginning through to advanced skills and building a successful business. Most of our past students had zero previous experience when they joined the program, but if you already do have some experience there is still plenty to learn. If you consider your current skills intermediate to advanced feel free to reach out to our course advisor via live chat and we can help you figure out if the bootcamp is the right fit for you - generally speaking unless you already consider yourself an expert and have built a profitable business with a steady flow of clients, there will be plenty of content for you to learn.
Want a more in-depth answer? Watch our video 'Do you need experience' on our faq page
For the web development & social media bootcamp all you need is a computer :) All the software required is free and available for both Mac & PC, and web development doesn't tend to require a new computer - if you can comfortably handle google docs and email, you will be fine with coding.
Students often ask if they need to have a manual camera for the photography bootcamp but it's not a requirement of the course - 95% of the lessons could be completed with a phone as your camera and you can focus on the other aspects of photography (like composition, lighting, posing, etc). Of course if you decide to pursue a career in photography you will likely need to invest in professional equipment at some point, but we walk you through that in the gear guide lessons and a full set-up can be as little as $500. Since you have lifetime access to all the course materials, some students choose to focus on learning the skills first, and then investing in gear in the future once they are ready to start accepting paying clients.
Yes! Almost a 1/3 of each digital bootcamp course is dedicated to building your business, and we also weave this topic through the entire course - with practical case studies, examples, and walk-throughs. We provide all the templates & resources you need to hit the ground running and start your own creative business (no cookie-cutters here, we teach you how to find a niche and business structure that works for your unique circumstances) and we give you one-on-one feedback for your own 12-month digital strategy.
Check out the videos on our faq page for more details on this one!
Around one in five students who join our program already have their own business - a fashion label, product business, restaurant or hotel, etc. All of the skills in our courses, can either be applied to clients as a creative agency or to your own business. Particularly the marketing & social media bootcamp is amazing for those who have their own business because it gives them the tools to build their own content marketing strategy, and apply the growth marketing techniques we teach to their existing business. If you aren't sure, send us a message via live chat and tell us a little bit about your business.
Please reach out to our team at hello@instituteofcode.com or send us a message via live chat and we're happy to help!