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The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers Scholarship

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The continuing support of The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers for the Footwear Design Programme at Ð԰ɵç̨ is central to its success in preparing students for their future roles in industry. Cordwainers are shoemakers, originally highly skilled craftsmen who used the finest goatskin leather from Cordoba in Spain. The Company’s roots date back to 1272, and the first Charter in 1439 licensed Cordwainers to control the shoe trade within the City of London. Today, the Cordwainers have a strong charitable ethos and our primary focus is to nurture young talent in the fashion and shoemaking industries. The scholarship is for £3,000 per year of study. 

  1. Eligibility Criteria

    To be eligible, students must:
    1. Have met Ð԰ɵç̨’s requirements for Entry (112 UCAS Points) plus portfolio review
    2. Have made Ð԰ɵç̨ their firm choice for the first year of the Footwear Design BA(Hons) at Ð԰ɵç̨ in the current academic year (not distance learning)
    3. Be a home/fee paying student — have a UK Student Support Number
    4. Apply online to be income assessed by Student Finance
    5. Demonstrate financial need — household income must indicate that students are eligible for means-tested support from Student Finance with a household income of up to £50,000
    6. Be paying tuition fees under the new tuition fee regime of £9,535
    7. Be self-funding — course of study must not be externally funded
    8. Hold no other form of donor or university funded scholarship
  2. Terms and Conditions

    Financial Terms and Conditions
    1. This scholarship is not transferrable
    2. The data on your student finance record must meet the award edibility criteria. To be able to be fully assessed against the criteria you must:
      1. Complete your student finance application, and it needs to be assessed and approved by your UK student finance authority
      2. Have signed and returned your student declaration form to the SLC
      3. Ensure your relevant UK student finance authority record is available to Ð԰ɵç̨. Therefore, you must have given permission for your information to be shared with the university
      4. Make sure your parents or sponsors have allowed Student Finance to share their details with Ð԰ɵç̨
    3. Your student record must include your bank details, as Ð԰ɵç̨ pays scholarships directly into student bank accounts. If your record is incomplete, your payment may be delayed or not made
    4. The scholarship will be paid in instalments in line with Ð԰ɵç̨’s normal Scholarship payment schedule, which is once per term
    5. If you interrupt your studies or leave Ð԰ɵç̨ before completing your course, any scholarship payments made afterwards will normally need to be repaid
    6. If Ð԰ɵç̨ makes a scholarship payment by mistake, or if it is based on false information, the payment will usually have to be repaid by the student
    7. If you do not receive a payment, you must contact the Scholarships Team at Ð԰ɵç̨ straight away so we can look into it

    Attendance and Reporting Terms and Conditions
    1. To continue receiving your scholarship, you must attend your classes and hand in all required assessments
    2. You must engage with the requests for progress updates from the scholarship officer. This allows us to provide updates to our donors and share your successes. The requests will be in October, January and May
    3. If you do not respond to a request for an update, we will pause payments for the next academic year until we hear from you. Continued lack of response may result in the scholarship being withdrawn

    Ð԰ɵç̨ may change these eligibility criteria and terms and conditions at any time without notice. Please read this information alongside the specific details for your scholarship.
  3. How to apply

    Applications for 2025/26 are now closed
  4. Further information

    Find advice and guidance on how to complete the application form.

    If you have any further queries please contact the Development and Alumni Scholarships Team, via email at daescholarships@dmu.ac.uk

Applications for 2025/26 are now closed