Studying Fashion Design or Textile Design? You may be eligible for funding to further your creative expression.

The Doris Southcott Bursary assists recipients with funding the following activities or purchases related to their studies:

  • Purchase equipment and materials required for the course, including printing credits
  • Contribute towards fashion design, textiles and fabric technologies-related trips and activities such as Paris, Japan, Stroud and Eindhoven (other trips will be considered where appropriate)
  • Fund student fashion shows to include the student contribution and additional costs for the show(s).

Payments

The amount you are awarded depends on the level of financial support you have received from Student Finance England.

To ensure that you continue to receive the payments in each year of study, you must submit a report and receipts that demonstrate how you’ve used the bursary.

Undergraduate students

  • Lowest household income band (under £25,000)

    You will receive £1500 over three years of undergraduate study

    Year one: £400
    Year two: £400
    Year three: £700
  • Middle household income band (£25,001-£35,000)

    You will receive £1000 over three years of undergraduate study

    Year one: £300
    Year two: £300
    Year three: £400
  • Top household income band (over £35,001) or no information shared with the university about household income

    You will receive £500 over three years of undergraduate study

    Year one: £150
    Year two: £150
    Year three: £200

Postgraduate students

  • If you are studying full-time, you may receive £300 per year
  • If you are studying part-time, you may receive £150 per year

"I knew that my final year was going to be incredibly time consuming, and I was concerned about the financial costs attached to this year. I didn’t want to jeopardise my study time by taking on extra work to cover these costs. So, to be awarded funds from the Doris Southcott Bursary was an unbelievable surprise, and one that made this final year so successful for me.

Keziah Sanderson, BA (Hons) Fashion Design

Criteria 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

  1. Aged between 18-25.

  2. You are a current student fully enrolled on the first year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Bath Spa University for September intake.

  3. Studying one of the following courses:
    • Fashion Design
    • Textile Design
  4. Your permanent residence before coming to University must have been in one of the following areas:
    • Somerset
    • North Somerset
    • Bath and North East Somerset.
  5. You must be a Bath Spa University student studying at either Newton Park, Sion Hill, Locksbrook, Corsham Court or BSU London (Hoxton). Students studying at our Educational Partner institutes are not eligible.

For more information, please see our Terms and Conditions.

Applications

There is no application process for this bursary. Prospective applicants will be automatically assessed for eligibility in the early part of the academic year.

If you fulfil the criteria and meet our terms and conditions, you will automatically receive a targeted email from our Scholarships and Bursaries Coordinator, enabling you to apply for funds from the Doris Southcott Bursary.

This process usually takes place late October or early November, so if you believe you may be eligible, please do not expect to hear before then.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about this award, please login to MyCareer and submit a question. Please select the 'scholarships and bursaries' option from the question type list.