Watch our Q&A webinar about our Youth-Led Creativity funding, which will open to applications in July 2026.
The panel includes:
Links to the presentation, and transcript are below the video. You can also find the full guidance including FAQ here.
We will open to applications for Youth-Led Creativity in July. Co-designed with Esmée's Involving Young People Collective, the programme will focus on work in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and accept applications on a rolling basis.
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As Dan, Mel, Francesca, Ines, Shirley, Chelbi and Aaliyah from our Involving Young People Collective come to the end of their time as consultants at Esmée, they talk about what they've learnt, what they’ve valued and how their time with the IYPC has influenced them.
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Louise Chandler from our Involving Young People Collective shares her reflections from the co-design process for the Youth-Led Creativity Fund and what it taught her about power, responsibility and youth-leadership.
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See the guidance for applying to the Youth-Led Creativity Fund. Co-designed with Esmée's Involving Young People Collective, we expect to make 12 to 16 grants, totalling £2m, over 2026 and 2027, and will be focusing our support on organisations based in and working in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
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Watch our Q&A webinar about our Youth-Led Creativity funding, which will open to applications in July 2026.
Read more