QEST launches new funding round for craftspeople

If you are looking to develop your glass practice with new training, equipment or travel, why not apply for funding from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)?

QEST awards scholarship and apprenticeship funding of up to £18,000 to talented and aspiring craftspeople working in a broad range of skills, such as glassblowing, farriery, jewellery design, silversmithing, dry stone walling, cheese maturing, sculpture and more.

Its next application round is open from 10 January – 14 February 2022.

Many glass artists have made successful applications in the past and been supported both with funding and new opportunities to market and exhibit their work. Read about some of them here.

QEST celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2020 and since 1990 has awarded over £5 million to 650 individuals working in over 130 different crafts.

A directory of all past alumni can be seen on the QEST website, along with more details on how to apply. There are two application rounds each year – in January and July.

Three ‘How To Apply’ sessions will be held on Zoom to give advice and tips on the application process:

Scholarship sessions:
12 January 2022 04:00pm London
Register in advance for this meeting via this link.

31 January 2022 04:00pm London
Register in advance for this meeting via this link.

Apprenticeship session:
20 January 2022 04:00pm London
Register in advance for this meeting via this link.