Overview
You may find this page useful if you are interested in applying for a course and are:
- Seeking funding to pay for the course.
- Working but on a low income.
- Living in the wrong area.
- On the wrong type of benefit.
Go to funding links on this page (below)
Researching and applying for external funding for IMT courses and your own projects.
Although our prices are as low as possible, many people still can’t afford them. On this page you will find a list of links to possible sources of funding. They took us a day to track down - but you may be able to find many more yourself.
The avenues of funding listed here are as yet untried by us, so we would greatly welcome any feedback from any applications you make.
Most of them have their own application criteria but we would suggest that you go to the page on our website that details the course you would like to attend and paste some details into your cover letter. And also that you detail how this course would help you achieve your personal and employment goals.
We found most of the opportunities via google searches ie ‘Funding+film making+courses’ or ‘Vocational training+bursaries’ constantly revising our key words until we hit something useful, and then following our noses. We would appreciate you letting us know about about any promising new ones you find: we'll add them to the list.
Bigger agencies like the Arts Council/ National Lottery generally don’t fund individuals for courses - but don’t take our word for it – you may be able to make some headway with them, but it will probably be a fair bit of work!
Remember that ‘no reply’ is not a No. Keep resending your enquiries until you get a response. And be prepared to keep rewriting if you are getting lots of No’s.
We will be happy to supply a reference letter if you need one.
We'd suggest you spend some time on our job and placement help page where there are creative industry CV and cover letter templates and lots of useful tips.
Good Hunting,
Dan and Ben
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Funding links
Below are some web-based resources on scholarships and loans which may prove useful -
UK Students
- Prospects - Advice on funding further study
- Scholarship Search
- Scottish student support
- Assistance with Training and Study
- Directgov Information about Career Development Loans
- Studying expenses and advice on financial help
- Support for learning - financial help and advice if you are studying
- Wingate Scholarships for UK, Commonwealth, Ireland and Israel students
- Anglo-Jewish Association financial assistance
- The Leathersellers' Company - Charities and Education Officer - Mr. Geoff Russell-Jones. T:020 7330 1451
- DCMS Jerwood Creative Bursaries are intended to create opportunities for talented graduates to start their careers in the arts. They are aimed specifically at those whose circumstances mean they cannot afford to pay for training or whose background and family circumstances might make it difficult for them to take up unpaid internships. Eligible recipients must be arts graduates who have graduated from their first degree since 2009 with a minimum 2:1 degree. Eligible recipients must have been in receipt of a full maintenance grant (or equivalent) during the whole of their university career, or otherwise be able to provide evidence of financial need during this time eg by some other form of means tested support from a government or similar body.
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Career Development Loans (CDL) - www.direct.gov.uk Available for £300 to £10,000 through Barclays, who, our students tell us, is the most cooperative/efficient bank.
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BARCLAYS – www.personal.barclays.co.uk
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CDL for EU students - www.direct.gov.uk
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Skillset's Screen Bursaries - www.skillset.org/funding Different schemes and funds available to individuals through Skillset, offering bursaries towards the cost of training and through subsidising training courses to reduce the course fees.
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Hotcourses - www.scholarship-search.org.uk This comprehensive guide from Hotcourses and UCAS outlines how to plan and organise your finances, including a searchable database to find out if you are eligible for funding.
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British Council - www.educationuk.org An excellent and comprehensive guide to sources of funding for EU and International students. Also includes a useful guide outlining useful information about living and studying in the UK.
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The Arts Council - www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/index.php
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FINDER - www.funderfinder.org.uk
Includes the Educational Grants Directory to help individuals looking for support for continuing education.
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The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund - www.ctbf.co.uk This is a unique charity of the UK film, cinema and commercial television industries, including all aspects of production, distribution and exhibition. The John Brabourne Awards help professionals to establish and improve their careers if they have been disadvantaged in some way.
Students outside the UK
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