Awards Scheme

Working With Colleges and Universities

The Gane Trust Award Scheme was set up to encourage students by rewarding them for achievement and giving them the opportunity to broaden their horizons. We work with the following organisations:

University of the West of England - Nursing and Midwifery
University of the West of England - Art and Design
Bristol School of Art - Fine Art and Fashion
Bath Spa University - Art and Design
City of Bath College - Fashion and Textile Design
Society of Designer Craftsmen - Arts and Crafts

Past Winners

Achievement and Travel Awards

We give Gane Achievement Awards and Travel Awards of between £500 - £1,000 to a student selected by staff tutors.

Students receiving Travel Awards get £800 towards travel, then £200 when they return and make their presentation to fellow students, staff and trustees. The effect can be life-changing: the experience can redirect what they do in their third year, or even change their plans for a future career completely.

Students receiving Achievement Awards receive a single payment in their final year.

City Of Bath College Awards

Our two Gane Annual Awards of £500 recognise excellence in Technical Skills and in Creative Design for students on the National Diploma Fashion Clothing Course.

Explore Our Award-winners' Experiences

FEATURED PROJECT

Enamelling in the Isle of Wight

Bristol School of Art student, Côme Roumegoux, received a Gane Travel Award to support his project of investigating the techniques and processes used by the long established A. J. Wells company to create large enamels whilst exploring his meaningful connections to the Isle of Wight. Côme told us ‘the grant helped me to make important creative connections, discover new opportunities,...

FEATURED PROJECT

An inspiring week in Portugal

Emerging Bristol artist Karen Painter applied successfully for a Gane Travel Award while studying at Bristol School of Art to enable her to spend a week in Cerdeira, an artists’ residence in central Portugal. ‘My week in Cerdeira, Portugal was a chance to remove myself from a busy, city life and think solely about my work, exploring different materials and...

FEATURED PROJECT

Gane Prize for Excellence at Society of Designer Craftsmen Summer Exhibition

Each year the Gane Trust gives an Award for Excellence to a member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen taking part in their summer exhibition. This year, textile artist Marian Jazmik was awarded the prize of £500 at the Wonder show in Chichester last month. The SDC judges look for innovation, high quality of workmanship and work that challenges the...

FEATURED PROJECT

A Cultural Study of Barcelona

UWE graduate Isabella Fay recently went on a research trip to Barcelona with the assistance of the Gane Trust Ken Stradling Travel Award. She was able to investigate how first-hand experience and immersion could help her illustrate the unique elements of a location. The trip has proved massively influential in helping kickstart her career into the arts industry, specifically as...

Award Winners Over the Years

2017 Winners

2016 Winners

2015 Winners

2014 Winners

2013 Winners

2012 Winners

2011 Winners

2010 Winners

We work with

Bath Uni

Bath College

UWE Bristol