Creative Careers Service Grant (2026/27-2028/29)
Closing Date: 16/02/2026
Funding for the public sector, non-profit sector and private sector to design and deliver a refreshed UK-wide creative careers service for young people in the UK that is ambitious and significantly wide-reaching over a three year period.
The funding must be spent on delivering the grant objectives which are to:
- Improve knowledge of pathways and opportunities in the Creative Industries (CIs) for young people (of school age, 11-18, or young people searching for work, 16-24) who engage with the programme and/or are in the campaign audience.
- Improve knowledge of pathways and opportunities in the CIs among young people’s influencers who are engaged in the programme and/or are in the campaign audience (teachers, parents, careers advisors, work coaches).
- Stimulate sector investment and engagement in the talent pipeline.
- Provide opportunities for young people to directly interact with the sector, through encounters or work experience.
- Increase regional and demographic diversity in the entry-level workforce.
| Funding body | Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) |
|---|---|
| Maximum value | Discretionary |
| Reference ID | S54914 |
| Category | Children & Young People Education, Employment & Training Community Development |
| Fund or call | Fund |