Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship 2025 Finalists Announced

After incredibly competitive semi-finals, 32 candidates have been reduced to just 16 Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship Finalists. The level of passion for the culinary arts demonstrated by the semi-finalists was incredible and it made the finalist selection all the more challenging.

The Finalists for Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship 2025 are:

• Kiren Agravat
• Shay Oluwaseun Akindeinde
• Daria Boichenko
• Maisie Burns-Clarke
• Raman Dhaliwal
• Luke Dorning
• Sonny Franklin
• Sam Gilbert
• Ruby Goodens
• Daniel Hogarty
• Jane Hong
• Emma Keenan
• Melissa Kuo
• Adiputra Mehanda
• Bethany Walker
• Hugh Walker

The Scholarship Finals will take place on Monday 8^th September 2025 at Le Cordon Bleu London’s Bloomsbury Institute, where the finalists will participate in a culinary challenge set by Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs, before presenting their completed task to a judging panel comprising some of the best in the industry.

Judges in the Final include Emily Roux, Chef Owner of 1 Michelin-starred Caractère; Chris Galvin, Chef Patron of Galvin Restaurants which includes the 1 Michelin-starred Galvin La Chapelle; Nicolas Houchet, Executive Pastry Chef of The Savoy and Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Director Emil Minev.

The semi-finals were very competitive this year and it was a tough decision to decide the finalists. We'd like to thank everyone who came into the institute for sharing their passion for culinary arts with us and truly wish them the very best for the future.

This year saw over 700 applications for Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship, making it the most competitive yet. Each of the 32 semi-finalists were then interviewed and had to complete sensory analysis challenges as well as a written questionnaire. Alongside Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs and team, the judging panel for the semi-finals included past Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship winner, Keiron George, Le Cordon Bleu alumna and TopChef Brazil champion Luciana Berry, and recent Le Cordon Bleu graduate, James Kurawski.

If you are interested in studying at Le Cordon Bleu London to start your own culinary journey, browse our programmes and courses today.