Career Development Bursary
27th September 2023
Creative Access x McLaren Racing Career Development Bursary launches for a third year.
The cost of living crisis has become a significant barrier to accessing roles in our industry, according to new research from Creative Access,
Some help is at hand however as today is the launch date for the launch of its third Career Development Bursary, supported by long-standing partner McLaren Racing.
The Bursary is a fund aimed at supporting talent from communities under-represented in the creative industries in terms of ethnicity, disability and lower socio-economic status, who aspire to work, or progress their career, in the creative industries, but who are currently held back from doing so because of financial barriers.
Applications are now open for eligible individuals here.
Last year’s Creative Access McLaren Racing Bursary was able to enhance the creative careers of individuals who used the support for numerous essential career-boosting causes, such as:
Tech/equipment
Training
Driving lessons
Living/studio/relocation costs
Creative project funding/award submissions
“This bursary is potentially life changing for me. It has allowed me to rent my first studio where I will create and expand the work I make as an artist”. Terna, 2022 bursary recipient
''It has given me the tools, affirmation and confidence to jump into being a freelancer. It feels as though I’ve been given a serious chance at a leap forward.'' Freelance design professional
''As a disabled person the bursary was super helpful in terms of confidence and creating ways to make my business more accessible.'' Freelance website design professional
"I went from being stagnant with my creativity to flourishing." Visual artist
Bursary application information
To apply for the 2023 Bursary, individuals must be over the age of 18, eligible to work in the UK, identify as being from an under-represented group in the creative industries and demonstrate financial need. Within their application, individuals must communicate:
An aspiration to work in/develop their career in the creative economy
A clear idea of what they would spend the Bursary on & how it would contribute to their career development
Evidence of expected costs