Pitch your business to Canva and industry leaders for the chance to win funding, mentorship and national exposure: £4,000 business grant for each of five winners, 1:1 mentorship from industry leaders, exposure across Canva's channels, and free Canva Pro access for all.
Deadline: 12 July 2026
Apply now
We’re pleased to invite contemporary performance artists to apply for Artsadmin Lab 2026, a curated residency programme based at Toynbee Studios.
Deadline: 14 July
Apply here.
Artsadmin offers free one‑to‑one micro‑mentoring for UK‑based artists, producers and creatives working in contemporary performance, socially engaged and live art practice at any career stage.
This programme is designed for creatives at a pivotal point in their career – those with something new to say and the ambition to push their practice further.
Each resident at Sarabande receives a heavily subsidised studio (£1 per sq. ft per month), with all utilities included, access to communal spaces and specialist equipment, free professional services (legal, accounting, etc.), business mentoring and press/marketing support, opportunities for filming and documentation and invitations to all events and networking opportunities at Sarabande
Deadline: Saturday 1st August
Apply here
C&E Survey
Chance to win £50: help us make careers support work better for you
We’re working to improve the digital careers and employability experience at UAL – making it clearer, more connected, and easier to use. Your feedback on tools like the Graduate Support Hub, Creative Opportunities and more will help shape how these tools work together to better support your skills and future goals. The survey takes just 10 minutes to complete, and you’ll have the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 gift card.
UAL x Top Drawer
Top Drawer is the UK’s leading design-led trade show for gift and interior products, with over 30 years of experience.
UAL’s Careers and Employability team, along with Clarion Events, offers UAL students and graduates a discount to showcase their work at Top Drawer in a UAL-branded area. The selected exhibitors will get training and support to prepare for the event.
Apply now
Design an outfit for Henrie Kwushue
UAL’s Black Creatives Hub is offering students and recent graduates an exciting opportunity to showcase their creativity, talent and skills by designing and creating an outfit for DJ, Radio and TV Presenter, Henrie Kwushue to wear.
Deadline: Sunday 5 July, 5pm
Read more and apply here.
Do you dream of turning your craft into a career?
Our award–winning Business Incubation Team has developed a brand–new workshop programme especially for makers who are exploring whether to turn their creativity into a career or solo business.
Do you want to know what it takes?
Read more and apply here.
For independent performance makers and artists working in and across all creative practices - dance, music, theatre, circus, performance art, spoken word, writers, and visual practice.
Read more and apply here.
The Liberty Speciality Markets Art Award is now open! A unique, fully funded, two-year programme designed to support talented UK artists as they transition into professional practice.
Deadline: 5 pm, 29 July 2026
Apply here
Thames Path at 30: Photography Competition
We celebrate the opening of the Thames Tideway Tunnel and the 30th anniversary of the Thames Path with a special Thames Lens open-call photo competition.
Apply here.
