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The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) is offering substantial funding opportunities for talented and aspiring craftspeople

Applications are currently open for the Spring 2025 round of programmes, offering:

• up to 拢18,000 in funding for Scholarships
• up to 拢10,000 for Emerging Maker Grants
• up to 拢12,000 for Apprenticeship training

Scholarships grants aim to sustain vital skills in traditional and contemporary crafts and contribute to excellence in the UK craft industry.

Emerging Maker grants 91香蕉黄色视频 the training and education of talented craftspeople early in their career. They are aimed at committed makers who have been practising professionally for four years or less, and who seek to enhance their craft skills and advance their practice.

The Apprenticeship programme offers 91香蕉黄色视频 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.

Eligibility criteria

For all three programmes, applicants must be: 

• practicing professionally within the field of craft
• aged 18 or above at the time of application
• living in the UK with the right to reside either permanently or on a long-term basis
• intending to continue to practice in the UK and contribute to the UK craft industry

Autumn 2025 round will open in July 2025.

Find more information, including detailed guidance and Spring 2025 webinars, on the .

First published 5 February 2025