The Printing Charity is calling for entries to the Print Futures Awards, which are grants of £1,500 to help people aged 18 to 30 years train for careers in printing, publishing, packaging and graphic arts or develop their existing roles in the industry. The closing date for applications is 30 April 2017.
People are eligible to apply for an award if: they are UK residents and intend to/are studying for a printing, publishing, packaging or graphic arts qualification; work in print-related organisations and want to undertake short courses to develop their workplace skills; are apprentices or studying for NVQs in print-related organisations
Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in London in early June by a panel of judges from across the industry sectors and winners will receive their financial awards in London on 20 July.
This year’s Print Futures Awards are sponsored by Saxoprint, The Book Trade Charity and Unite the Union GPM and IT Sector, and supported by the BPIF, the Journalists’ Charity and St Bride Foundation. To apply go to: https://www.theprintingcharity.org.uk/print-futures-awards-2017/