open for submissions
rabih hage bursary
for creative talent and social impact
second edition 2026
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the second edition of the Rabih Hage Bursary for Creative Talent and Social Impact on 6th January 2026. This year’s focus is on Designer-Makers. We invite submissions from creators with a strong foundation in their craft – individuals who create beautiful, meaningful and poetic objects.
Following the success of the inaugural edition last year which focussed on craft, we will continue to emphasise the process of making alongside clever design. From its inception, the Bursary has been dedicated to supporting craft, creativity, ingenuity and a strong aesthetic while also promoting social impact.
Category or discipline should not be a limitation. For example, last year’s call for submissions was for craft and the shortlist included: textile designers, a bladesmith, a ceramicist/glass artist, weavers, a basketmaker, and a furniture/product designer among others. Elaheh Ganji, the inaugural recipient of the bursary is a jewellery designer and artist who ultimately produced a collection of artworks presented as an installation.
The Rabih Hage Bursary finds its origins in the creative sensibility of Architect and Interior Designer Rabih Hage, and his longstanding and recognised patronage of emerging creative talent.
The Rabih Hage Bursary was established to promote diversity and inclusion within the creative industries and seek out talented individuals in need of support. Over the course of the year, by providing the recipient of the Bursary with financial assistance, mentorship, and access to a network of collectors, patrons, and industry professionals, this Bursary aims to empower emerging designers and makers to realise their full potential.
‘The objectives of the bursary are to invest in, and support its recipients in finding a meaningful and commercially sustainable path to career success and creative business development’ - Rabih Hage
To light is to lose; to keep is to surrender to darkness - Matchstick Candelabra by Elaheh Ganji
Now that you have taken the shape of a vase, and given refuge to the half-withered flowers, are you aware of the life-giving force within you? Vases made from soil by Elaheh Ganji
From Matter to Emotion, from Emotion to Matter - exhibition of works by Elaheh Ganji, winner of the 2025 Rabih Hage Bursary, presented November 2025