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QEST Awards

11 July 2024

Deadline: August 12, 2024

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) awards eligible craftspeople up to £18,000 in funding for Scholarships, up to £10,000 for Emerging Maker Grants and up to £12,000 for Apprenticeship training.

 

Scholarships

QEST offers Scholarships of up to £18,000 for the training and education of talented and aspiring craftspeople. We want to sustain vital skills in traditional and contemporary crafts and contribute to excellence in the British craft industry.

 

Emerging Maker Grants

QEST offers Emerging Maker Grants of up to £10,000 for the training and education of talented craftspeople at an early stage in their career. Aimed at committed makers who have been practising professionally for four years or less, the grants enable them to enhance their craft skills and advance their practice.

 

Apprenticeships

QEST offers funding of up to £12,000 towards an apprentice’s salary, spread over an apprenticeship of up to three years. QEST apprentices have trained in glassblowing, pottery, beekeeping, shoemaking and more.

 

For more details on the funding opportunities available see: www.qest.org.uk/apply

 

Deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 12th August.

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