The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the recipients of its 2025/26 BFC Foundation BA and MA Scholarships.
Sabrina Nieddu
The new MA scholarships, available to students accepted on an MA Fashion Design course at a BFC Colleges Council member university, include Sabrina Nieddu (Kingston School of Art) and She Carmona (UAL Central Saint Martins).
Meanwhile, the Chanel MA scholarship recipient is Elizabeth Uno-Ekwang (UAL Central Saint Martins), while the Dior Men MA scholarship recipient is George Zverko (UAL Central Saint Martins) and Joe Casely-Hayford MA scholarship recipient is Stella Osei (UAL Central Saint Martins).
Returning MA scholars are UAL Central Saint Martins students Oliver Clarke and Yodea Marquel Williams and UAL London College of Fashion student Geraint Brian Lewis.
On to BA scholarship recipients, this year’s line-up includes Madeleine Miller (University of Westminster) and Malachi Marriner (UAL Central Saint Martins).
The BA scholars returning this year are UAL Central Saint Martins trio Abdula Ahmad, Ayobami Ajetomobi and Cléa Henry-Gabriel-Calixte, joined by Molly Putner (Kingston University) and Reuben Harris (University of Westminster).
BA final-year scholarship recipient is Aaysha Mehra (Manchester Fashion Institute) whileThe BA scholars returning this year are Aaron Adkins (Manchester Fashion Institute), Aliyah Dankwah, (University of Westminster), Luke Saul (UAL Central Saint Martins) and Zahra Al-Najjar (UAL Central Saint Martins).
The BFC Foundation initiative, which “funds education… and fuels the future of British creativity”, delivers scholarships “to provide essential financial support to students who have offers from, or are currently studying at, BFC Colleges Council member universities across the UK”, the BFC said.
Beyond funding, each scholar gains access to the BFC Scholars Programme for the duration of their scholarship, which includes advisory touchpoints, access to industry-led workshops and creative development opportunities designed to bridge the gap between education and professional practice.
Laura Weir, BFC chief executive, said: “Congratulations to this year’s BFC Foundation BA and MA scholars. Your ideas, energy and determination will define the next chapter of British fashion. These scholarships are about more than funding. They are about access, and opportunity. They ensure that creativity is not confined to geography or privilege but open to talent wherever it lives, from cities to regions, from established fashion schools to new voices rising outside the traditional centres.”
