Scholarships To Improve Your Craft and Trade Skills

19th December 2012

Queen Elizabeth Craft Scholarships (up to £18K) to improve your craft and trade skills – deadline: 18 January 2013

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) supports excellence in British craftsmanship. The Trust makes awards ranging between £1,000 and £18,000 to craftsmen and women of all ages to help them further their careers.

The Scholarships are awarded to fund further study, training and practical experience for craftsmen and women who want to improve their craft and trade skills. Scholarships may not be used for acquiring equipment, premises or for other business set-up costs. The size of each award depends on how much funding is needed for a project.

The Awards are open to a wide range of modern and traditional crafts. There is no age limit, but you need to demonstrate you already have a high level of skill and are firmly committed to your craft or trade.

You must live and work permanently in the UK to be eligible for a Scholarship. You do not have to be connected with firms or individuals holding Royal Warrants. Scholarship winners have included: an antiques restorer, calligraphers, book conservators, potters, silversmiths, upholsterers and many more. Since 1991 the Trust has awarded £1,8 million to 273 craftspeople aged between 17 and 50 plus for study, training and work experience.
Scholarships are awarded twice a year in Spring and Summer and applications are now open for the Spring 2013 round of funding.

Deadline: Friday 18 January 2013
For more information and to apply see Queen Elizabeth Craft Scholarships
http://www.qest.org.uk/scholarships.html