Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship 2026 Finalists Announced

After incredibly competitive semi-finals, 32 candidates have been reduced to just 14 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 2026 are:

• Ateeqa Sana Syeda
• Aygun Kazimova
• Eleanor Parry
• Harriet Loom
• Helen Odia
• Komal Shankar
• Lakshmi Sundaram
• Rea Karkabi
• Sandra Borszcz
• Sarah Aron
• Snah Fatah
• Sofia Antona
• Sonny Franklin
• Thea Johnson

The Scholarship Finals will take place on Monday 21^st September 2026 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 and Le Cordon Bleu Head Patisserie Chef Julie Walsh. 

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.

Each of the 32 semi-finalists were interviewed and had to complete two sensory analysis challenges. Alongside Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs and team, the judging panel for the semi-finals included Weilu Wang, Head Pastry Chef at Sketch’s 3 Michelin Star Lecture Room & Library and Le Cordon Bleu alumni Sasha Berman and Ori Hellerstein. Sasha is Senior Reciper Developer for Great British Chefs, while Ori is Founder of the award winning Artisan Baker based in Stroud.

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