Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust

Calling All Talented & Aspiring Craftspeople & Makers!

Scholarship & Apprenticeship Funding

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust

QEST Scholarships

Scholarship funding takes many forms, from traditional college courses to vocational training, one-to-one training with a master-craftsman, or a series of short courses you put together yourself.

Grants of up to £18,000

QEST’s mission is to support excellence in British craft. We do that by providing craftspeople with education and training grants of up to £18,000. We support advanced skill development in craftspeople who aim to become masters of their craft.

QEST Apprenticeships

QEST Apprenticeships offer salary support for craftspeople who have secured an apprenticeship to train with a master craftsman but need financial support to make that training work.

Applications for QEST funding open 9 January – 12 Febrary 2023