Here is a small selection of our postgraduate students who have been the beneficiaries of our scholarships since the Trust’s inception.
Segomotso Shupinyaneng
Opera singer – Soprano
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2020 - 2022
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Anna Sebastian
Artist
Slade School of Fine Art (UCL)
MA in Figurative Painting 2021 - 2023
The Irving Wernick Memorial Scholarship
Satriya Krisna
Opera singer – Baritone
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2017 – 2018
The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary
Josef Jeongmeen Ahn
Opera singer – Baritone
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2021 - 2022
The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary
Nick Armfield
Actor
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
MA in Acting 2016 – 2018
The Essie Amar Scholarship
Valentina Putrino
Structural Engineer
University College London
PhD in Structural Vulnerability of Cultural Heritage Assets 2015 - 2019
The Maurice Franses Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Chae
Opera Singer - Soprano
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2022 - 2023
The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary
Adrian Salinero Negro
Opera Répétiteur
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2022 – 2023
Scholarship from the Trust
Yolisa Ngwexana
Opera singer – Soprano
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2022 – 2024
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Sean Boylan
Opera Singer - Baritone
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2017 - 2019
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Andrea Franchini
Structural Engineer
University College London
PhD in Fire Safety Design of Structures 2020 – 2024
The Maurice Franses Memorial Scholarship
Toby Curless
Dementia Research
Alzheimer's Research UK
PhD 2024 – 2027
Don Thoburn Memorial Bursary
Nicole Forstenhaeusler
Global fluvial flooding risks
University of East Anglia
PhD in climate change research 2019 – 2023
Scholarship from the Trust
Rachele Pizzillo
Ballet Dancer
Royal Ballet School
Upper School Training Programme 2012 – 2015
The Odette Maymon Memorial Bursary
Josep-Ramon Olivé
Opera Singer – Baritone
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2014 - 2016
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Kyu Choi
Opera singer – Baritone
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2019 - 2020
The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary
Bianca Andrew
Opera Singer – Mezzo soprano
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2016 - 2018
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Nico Darmanin
Opera Singer - Tenor
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2012 – 2013
The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary
Roza Horowitz
Artist
Slade School of Fine Art (UCL)
MA in Figurative Painting 2015 – 2017
The Irving Wernick Memorial Scholarship
Nadia Kisseleva
Conductor/Pianist
National Opera Studio
2020 - 2022
Scholarship from the Trust
Yi Wei
Constant Lambert Conducting Fellow
Birmingham Royal Ballet
2023 - 2025
Scholarship from the Trust
Daisy Baggs
Horticulturalist
Kew Botanic Gardens
Diploma in Horticulture 2023 – 2025
Scholarship from the Trust
Collin Shay
Opera Singer - Countertenor
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2018 - 2020
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Mairi Grewar
Opera Répétiteur
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2019 - 2020
Scholarship from the Trust
Charlotte Politi
Constant Lambert Conducting Fellow
Birmingham Royal Ballet
2022 - 2023
Scholarship from the Trust
Eduard Mas Bacardit
Opera Singer - Tenor
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2016 – 2018
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Marta Fontanals-Simmons
Opera Singer - Mezzo Soprano
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2012 – 2014
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Ben McAteer
Opera Singer – Baritone
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2013 – 2014
The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary
Kyriaki Lekakou
Ocean drivers of Antarctic ice shelf melt and sea level rise
University of East Anglia
PhD in climate change research 2019 – 2023
Scholarship from the Trust
Gary Chung
Macular Degeneration research
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
PhD 2022 – 2024
Odette Maymon Memorial Scholarship
Brenton Spiteri
Opera Singer - Tenor
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Opera Course 2019 - 2021
The Gwen Catley Scholarship
Matthew Forrest
Actor
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
MA in Acting 2022 - 2023
The Essie Amar Scholarship
Elizabeth Lynch
Opera Singer – Mezzo Soprano
National Opera Studio
Young Artists Programme 2019 – 2021
The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary
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