Apply for stained glass training bursary

Heritage Crafts is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 for new entrants and early-career craftspeople working in stained glass window making and conservation.

The award is supported by the British Society of Master Glass Painters to help cover or subsidise the cost of training for someone who would otherwise be prevented from pursuing this career path because of the cost.

Bursaries are for:

• new entrants who have demonstrated a commitment to starting a new craft career and need to acquire the necessary hand skills;
• early-career practitioners who have not yet attained the hand skills required to achieve commercial success; or
• early- or mid-career craftspeople who need to acquire distinctly different hand skills to develop new ways of achieving commercial success.

Stained glass crafts include stained glass window making, glass painting within a stained glass context, and/or stained glass conservation.

What can this grant be used for?

You can apply for a bursary for any amount up to £4,000 which can cover or contribute towards the costs of:

• apprenticeship-style training with a craftsperson/people;
• attending a specialist training course (accredited or non-accredited);
• undertaking a self-directed programme of training with one or more craftspeople;
• the cost of specialist tools or materials, books or study materials, or supporting travel and accommodation (no more than 30 per cent of total budget).

The bursary cannot be used for general living expenses, research, promotional activities or anything else.

Apply by filling out the form via the link below. Video applications of no more than 15 minutes can also be made, which answer all of the questions in the form.

Deadline: 5pm on Friday 20 March 2026.

https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/bursaries/stained-glass-bursary/