About the High-end TV Bursary
This bursary is supported by the High-end TV Skills Fund. It grants of up to £1,000 for professional high-end TV freelancers to undertake training in priority skills areas. These are:
- Accounts
- Assistant directors (ADs) and locations
- Art and construction
- Camera
- Costume
- Hair and make-Up
- Lighting and electrical
- Locations
- Post and VFX
- Production
- Props
- SFX
- Sound
- Rigging and grips
High-end TV Bursary: Are you Eligible?
You can apply for a high-end TV bursary if:
- You can demonstrate proven professional experience of working regularly in the UK screen industries. Dailies work is acceptable as long as it is on broadcast material and you have more than three credits. Trainee experience does not count. Work undertaken at film school or in education is also not considered suitable experience;
- You have been accepted on the training course(s) you want to attend;
- You are able to demonstrate how the training you are applying for will benefit your career to progress within the HETV industry;
- The course you want to attend falls under the priority departments, and skills, identified above, starts no earlier than one working day after the date your application is received by ScreenSkills, is delivered by a recognised training provider and starts before 31 March 2019.
You cannot apply if you:
- Are in full-time education
- Are employed on a permanent contract
- Do not have a permanent UK address
- Are applying on behalf of an organisation
The deadline for applications is 31 March 2019. However, these funds are in high demand and will close when all of the funds have been allocated, which may be before this date.
You may only apply for up to £1,000 of funding per financial year but you can apply for more than one course. The training course must start at least one day after your application is made – we cannot accept applications for training which has already begun.
High-end TV Bursary: How to Apply
Before you apply, please read the complete application guidelines (PDF). Then, log in or register to ScreenSkills here to read further information and apply. The first page of the application is an eligibility test. Should you be successful you will be directed to the online form. This takes you through the application step by step and should not take more than 30 minutes to complete. After submission, you will automatically be sent a receipt of application email with a tracking number. If you do not receive this, please check your junk mailbox and if it is not there contact us immediately.
High-end TV Bursary: Judging
Applications will be individually assessed by ScreenSkills’ bursaries team. If your application is successful you will receive an offer email and letter outlining the offer and our terms and conditions. You must accept the offer within two weeks of the date of the email. This means signing the offer letter and returning it to us electronically with your bank details. We may also ask for proof of your address – this will be indicated in your offer letter. Any offers not accepted within two weeks will be withdrawn. ScreenSkills cannot release any funding until we receive your signed offer letter.
You will know if your grant application has been successful within four weeks of the date your full application is received.
If you decide to attend training before receiving notification from ScreenSkills, ScreenSkills does not accept responsibility for funding your attendance should your bursary be declined or considered ineligible. If we offer you funding for training but you no longer wish to accept it, please let us know in writing.
ScreenSkills will notify you by email if your application is unsuccessful.
Please address any queries to: hetv@screenskills.com or call +44 (0)20 7713 9800.
Source: ScreenSkills
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