Each summer the RFSA Foundation awards two scholarship prizes, given on the basis of merit to students at Central Saint Martins. These historical awards are linked to a time when the Royal Female School of Art taught its own students. Awards are presented today to students ​of Central Saint Martins, being the successor to the Central School of Arts and Crafts, which took over running the art school in around 1909.

Queen's Award
The first Queen's Prize was awarded in 1869, to students Julia Pocock and Mary Whiteman Webb. The prizes have continued to be awarded annually ever since, retaining the name of Queen Victoria, who first pledged an annual sum to be awarded for two scholarship prizes.

The winners from the class of 2024 are listed below:
Joint Winner - Tripoom Chongpipatanasook
(BA Graphic Communication Design)
Joint Winner - Grace Wilson (BA Jewellery Design)
Highly Commended - Lila McRae (BA Textile Design)
Highly Commended - Pun Vacharavithayakorn
​(BA Graphic Communication Design)

Grace Wilson, BA Jewellery Design, Central Saint Martins 2024

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William Atkinson Award
The original Atkinson Scholarship, a prize funded by Mr and Mrs Atkinson, was first awarded by the Royal Female School of Art in 1883. Following her death in 1894, Mrs Mary Atkinson left a legacy in her late husbands name, to enable the annual award to be honoured in perpetuity. Following this, the William Atkinson Award was founded in 1896, which is still given as a prize today over a hundred years later. 

The winners from the class of 2024 are listed below:
Joint Winner - Monica Gates (BA Jewellery Design)
Joint Winner - Isobelle Marsden (BA Jewellery Design)
Highly Commended - Grace Wilson (BA Jewellery Design)

Monica Gates, BA Jewellery Design, Central Saint Martins 2024