Last Call For The Textile Institute Benevolent Committee's £100,000 Textile Student Bursary Awards

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The Committee of Management of The Textile Institute Benevolent Committee is offering financial support of GBP £100.00 one off bursaries to assist 25 students who are a student at a university or college which is a Corporate Member of the Institute or studying on a programme which is accredited by The Textile Institute

The Textile Institute is a unique organisation in textiles, clothing and footwear.

It was incorporated in England by a Royal Charter granted in 1925, was inaugurated in 1910 and is a registered charity.

The Institute has Individual and Corporate Members in up to 70 countries, the membership covers all sectors and all disciplines in textiles, clothing and footwear.

 Within these global industries, the aim of the Institute is to facilitate learning, to recognise achievement, to reward excellence and to disseminate information.

The criteria of the bursary are to assist in attending an online conference or seminar or to purchase essential course materials such as, books, equipment or fabric which support your textile education.

How To Enter

Applications should be via email and provide the following details:

Name, University or college they are attending, Course type (undergraduate or postgraduate) they are enrolled on and the course title, and Course tutor name and job title

Applicants should submit a supporting statement in English (250 – 500 words) informing what the bursary funds would be used to purchase and explaining how they would benefit from receiving a student bursary.

Entries should be marked Benevolent Committee Student Bursaries 2020 and including full contact details should be emailed to The Textile Institute by 31 January 2021 for the attention of the CEO to the following address tiihq@textileinst.org.uk

The launch of the new Textile Institute website provides a fitting opportunity to recall the achievements of the past and to look forward to the future of this important professional body which serves a major industry of worldwide significance.

The years since the Institute’s inauguration have seen great changes: new fibres and manufacturing techniques, as well as movements of the principle centres of textile production, have highlighted the economic, environmental and social importance of this industry as well as the need for a strong professional body of skilled practitioners united in advancing it.

The idea of an Institute owes a great deal to two Manchester men, Mr George Moores and Mr John Henry Lester who, in 1907, had attended the Brussels Convention of the International Association for Testing Materials.

They saw the increasingly important part played by scientific investigation in industrial development and were convinced that the benefits of this relatively new approach to the textile industry could be effectively attained through the cooperation of forward-looking men and women in the industry.

The outcome of their efforts over a period of two years was an important meeting in Manchester on 20 July, 1909 at which it was resolved to form a Textile Institute and to establish a Provisional Committee to bring this about.

The formal inauguration of the Institute took place in Manchester on 22 April, 1910, and Sir Henry Holland, Bt, MP – later Lord Rotherham – was elected President.

In addition, a Council of 24 and nine Vice-Presidents representing the chemical industry, engineering, education and the various branches of the textile industry were also elected. Foundation Members of the Institute numbered 199.