Bursaries for Young Creatives
Back to Creative LeadersApplications are now open for our 2026 Bursaries for Young Creatives
We will be awarding eight bursaries of £2,500 each to young creatives ages 18-25, from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire or Peterborough who are working in, or want to develop their skills in socially engaged practice.
Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 31 October 2025.
Q&A Sessions
We are running two Q&A session with members of the Festival Connect & Create team. These are a chance to hear more about the sort of projects we’re interested in supporting and ask any questions you have on the bursaries or application process.
Previous Recipients
To date, we have awarded sixteen £2,500 Bursaries to Young Creatives. The bursaries support them to develop and deliver projects around the region to support the creative journeys of other young people. Each bursary recipient is supported by the Festival and a local organisation to deliver their projects.
Bursaries for Artist
Alongside the Bursaries for Young Creative we also award eight Bursaries for Artist. These are for Artist of any age who have projects which improve the cultural lives of children, young people in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
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