Please ensure you have read all of the Guidelines prior to completing your application.

We recommend that you draft your application in a document before submitting it in the online form. This will allow you to edit and work on your application beforehand to ensure the strongest possible application to this competitive fund.

If you have any accessibility requirements or would like to submit a video application in lieu of a written form, please contact Stephanie at keadmin@rcs.ac.uk.

By completing this application you confirm that the information provided will be stored by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. For more information on our privacy policy: www.rcs.ac.uk/policy/privacy/

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* 1. What is your surname?

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* 2. What is your first name? 

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* 3. What is your preferred email? This should be the email you check most often and should not be your RCS Email.

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* 4. What are your pronouns?

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* 5. What is your date of birth? This is so we can confirm your student record and eligibility.

Date

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* 6. What course did you study?

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* 7. What was your date of graduation? 

Date

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* 8. Is your project led by:

- people from the global majority and those from the global south
- Romany/travellers
- people from working class backgrounds
- those who are neurodiverse and/or disabled people
- members of the LGBTQIA+ community
- care-experienced people
- migrants
- people who are or have been homelessness
- those with lived experience of the criminal justice system
- those who face barriers to opportunities due to mental health issues, substance misuse, and unpaid caring duties.

Please refer to guidance notes if you would like more information on this.

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* 9. What is the name of your project? Or please share a one-line summary of the project.

Note: this is primarily for administrative purposes and does not need to be the final name of your project, if funded.

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* 10. Type of Project (please only choose one)

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* 11. Tell us about your project. This should be a compelling description of your project which outlines your aims or outcomes, potential collaborators and why you want to work with them. Please note that your project description should clearly connect to your budget and intended use of the funds. 

No more than 400 words or 3.5 minutes for audio/video submission. 

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* 12. Please outline the learning and development opportunity the Make It Happen Fund will enable and crucially the difference that it will make for you as a next step in your career. 

No more than 400 words or 3.5 minutes for video/audio submission. 

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* 13. Please upload your project budget here. This should provide an outline of how the funds will be used (i.e. artist's fees, website costs, venue booking). Estimated costs will be accepted. If are using funds as part of package of funding, you need to demonstrate the other sources of funding or stage of application (i.e. pending or writing application) within the budget.

Further information on how to create a budget can be found in the Guidance Notes.

No more than 3 minutes for video/audio submission. 

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.
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* 14. You must ask one person to act as a referee to support your application. Your referee should not be related to you.

*Awards will be offered subject to receipt of a satisfactory reference.

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* 15. Please confirm that you are currently a resident in the United Kingdom and are the holder of a valid UK bank account*. If your application is successful you will be required to provide proof of residence.

*This does not include those who hold student visas. Those on student visas cannot be in receipt of public funds and cannot be self-employed.

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