# Five

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/10/five-30k-bursaries-offered-emerging-artists-aged-1830/
- Published: 2013-10-10T07:00:03+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Sky Arts and IdeasTap are giving away five bursaries of £30,000 each plus mentoring
to emerging artists aged 18-30.

The bursaries are designed to help talented individuals involved in a range of creative
disciplines to focus on their creative practice for a whole year. To help cement
the impact of the funding, winners will receive mentoring to support their development.

This is the third year running that the bursaries have been offered.

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The Futures Fund is open to UK and Irish applicants working in the following fields:

 * Performing arts ­ theatre-makers including directors, producers, puppeteers
 * Dance ­ including dancers and choreographers
 * Music ­ including composers, conductors, musicians and songwriters
 * Visual art ­ including painters, photographers, animators, digital artists
 * Creative producing – for people who bring together different artists
 * Creative writing ­ including playwrights, novelists and poets

To be eligible applicants must be members of the IdeasTap online community.

The deadline for applications to the [Sky Futures Fund](http://www.ideastap.com/sky)
is 5pm on Friday 6 December 2003.

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