Guidance

Creative Careers Programme 22/23-24/25 Competition

This page provides supporting documentation for applications to the Creative Careers Programme 22/23-24/25 Competition.

Overview

The Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is inviting charitable, philanthropic or benevolent institutions to bid for up to £947,000 to deliver the next phase of the Creative Careers Programme (CCP) Financial Year 22/23-24/25.

The CCP pilot, 2018-2020, was designed to address skills shortages and information failures in creative industries (CIs) by providing young people across England with specialist information, advice and guidance (IAG) about creative careers. This next phase of the CCP will continue to provide specialist IAG, with a specific focus on engaging young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and securing the long-term future of the programme.

Competition timeline and events

Event Date/deadline
Competition opens 5:00pm, 10 May 2022
Deadline for submission of applications and all the required supporting appendices to DCMS 5:00pm, 5 July 2022

Who can apply?

This competition is open to applications from an individual or consortium. Applicants must be a charity, or institution (other than a charity) which is established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes. In the case of a consortium there must be one lead partner institution responsible for distributing funding through an invoicing arrangement with the other partners.

How to apply

Please read the guidance for applicants below, complete the application form and programme budget provided (with attachments) and return to ccp-competition@dcms.gov.uk before 5:00pm, 5 July 2022.

Funding

Up to £947,000 is available for the competition. All funding must be spent by 31 March 2025. Funding will span three financial years, and paid in arrears on a monthly or quarterly basis (subject to agreement between DCMS and the successful applicant).

Required documents

Contact us

If you have any questions or would like more clarification, please contact us on ccp-competition@dcms.gov.uk

Published 10 May 2022