Apply for Emerging Maker Grants Program 2025 (United Kingdom)

They support individuals who:

• practice within the field of craft and whose work has a strong connection to materials, technical skills and processes
• are professional and make a living from their craft or aspire to do so
• demonstrate excellence and experience in their chosen field, in line with their stage in practice

Funding Information

• The Scholarship offers grants between £3,000 and £18,000.

Eligible Funding

• They can fund people working in the field of craft. They define craft as:
  • The skilled making, by hand, of tangible objects, or the conservation/ restoration of such objects.

Ineligible Funding

• Examples of disciplines they do not fund include:
  • Performing arts
  • Audio arts
  • Literary arts
  • Body arts
  • Art Psychotherapy
  • Trades (e.g. plumbing)
  • Culinary arts

Eligible Activities

• The type of activities they fund includes:
  • Training can take place in the UK or internationally.
  • College courses
  • Short courses
  • Further education (e.g. an MA or practice-led PhD)
  • One-to-one training with a mentor, instructor or master craftsperson

Ineligible Activities

• Examples of activities they do not fund:
  • Training that takes place before the grant period
  • Training not related to craft
  • Design-only courses (e.g. architecture or theory-led PhDs)
  • Undergraduate degree courses
  • Self-directed study
  • Time dedicated to research
  • Mentoring or coaching
  • Business development courses

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants for the grants must be:
  • a professional craftsperson
  • aged 18 or above at the time of application
  • living in the UK with the right to reside either permanently or on a longterm basis
  • intending to continue to practice in the UK and contribute to the UK craft sector

Assessment Criteria

• Applications for the Scholarship and the Emerging Maker Grant are assessed against the following criteria:
  • Your existing craft skill
  • Your commitment to and understanding of your craft
  • The training plan you have proposed
  • How the training and the grant will impact your future career

Application Requirements

• Applications must:
  • be for training and/or education starting no earlier than:
  • July for Spring applications
  • January for Autumn applications

For more information, visit QEST.