The grant has been created in 2015 in honor of FFANY’s former president and CEO Joseph C. Moore, and is attributed in partnership with Arsutoria school, an international institute of footwear and leather goods design.

Chelsea Fu, a graduating senior in accessories design at Parsons School for Design, was selected as the scholarship winner out of seven finalists. The scholarship will provide her with the opportunity to receive advanced training in footwear design at a 13-week shoe-pattern making and prototyping course in Milan.

Alice Oggionni, a student at the Savannah College of Art & Design, was awarded second place. Isabella Bowie, also a student at Parsons, was awarded third place. Both will receive the opportunity to attend the Arsutoria five-day intensive course on footwear fundamentals and the “Art of Traditional Shoemaking,” to be held in New York.