↑ your way awards 2025
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awards of up to £10,000 and support for community-led arts and culture projects that will create opportunities for children, young people and families to inspire, create joy and shared experiences and benefit from the social and educational impact of arts.
Deadline extended to 12 noon 18th November 2024.
about this programme
The Leap support projects that are for the benefit of people and places that are least engaged in arts and culture. Our Awards are for projects that are unique to Bradford and Keighley. The Leap aims to get more local people shaping and leading arts and cultural projects within their communities and the district. You don't have to be part of an organisation, or a professional artist to apply.
Through the 'Your Way Awards' we want our communities to create an explosion of activity across Bradford District that reaches and engages children, young people and families that have the least access to arts and cultural activity. A total £127,500 of funding is available in Awards of up to £10,000 for high quality arts and culture related projects that provide impact for children, young people, and families
award winners
To see examples of some of the fantastic projects undertaken by Award Winners please a look at our webpage here: award winners — tHe leAp (the-leap.org.uk)
criteria and eligibility
For full details of this Award please download the Criteria and Eligibility document here ↗
As well as details of the Award this document also contains the application timeline.
All project ideas must be discussed with one of our Community Development Managers prior to application submission.
Queries about this Award: Ibrar Ali, Community Development Manager, 07702210910 or via ibrar@the-leap.org.uk
monitoring and evaluation
You will be required to provide The Leap (and/or our partners) with data, monitoring and evaluation information for your project, so that we can share this with our funders. Collecting data is an extremely important part of project management. Data can be used to track whether the aims of the project have been a success, or whether it needs to be adapted and improved in the future to achieve the intended aims. The Monitoring and Evaluation requirements may be downloaded as a pdf by clicking on this link.
pre application support
To help you submit the strongest possible application, we are offering in-person and online support sessions with Ibrar Ali. Please see the details below;
In-Person, One to One Appointments:
Friday 8th November, 10.00am to 2.30pm, Bookings required click here
Online, Q&A sessions - no need to book
Friday 8th November, 3.00pm to 4.00pm - Meeting link here.
Saturday 9th November, 10.30am to 11.30am - Meeting link here.
Tuesday 12th November, 6.00pm to 7.00pm - Meeting link here.
application submission
Applications will only be accepted via this link: here ↗
The form will not accept input from more than one device; if you are working with other people on your application, you may find it easier to work from Microsoft Word and then copy and paste your answers into the form at the link above.
You will find a pro-forma of the application form here ↗
Your application must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 18th November.