Some days really don’t feel like ‘best foot forward’ days, do they? Often, it’s when jobs have piled up or there are other concerns including financial ones. Could be we simply feel we haven’t spent enough time doing what we needed to do or seeing who we needed to see. Can be tough.
Imagine an amount of money in your bank account for you to do what you need to in order to get yourself up and running. This amount would be available to help you with those things that your current income simply doesn’t stretch to (although you really don’t want it to be the case).
This need for additional income is the purpose of the support that we are offering from this month via the Best Foot Forward grants, available up to £5,000.
We are here to support you whilst keeping the basics covered, such as rent, bills etc. Following the cost-of-living crisis where income has been stretched even further, it seems timely for the Fund to offer you this extra support. From feedback we have received from you, a lot more is required to keep fit, earn additional income and to be resilient to make the most of opportunities.
What can I ask for help with?
It’s quite simple really, it could be there are things that you feel you need to invest in, or take part in, to boost your career. This could be anything from more dance classes that you want but can’t afford to a longer-term piece of training for the gaps in between dance engagements.
So long as it makes sense to you, then all you need to do is to communicate that clearly in your appeal to us. The thing is, everyone’s needs will be different, but the end objective is the same, to help you get more work and to be a bit more self-sufficient as a result.
So how do you access this new support?
The steps are as follows,
Let us know by the end of the month that you are interested, via our contact form.
Have a chat with us to make sure that the funds will serve you in reaching your goals.
Complete an online request will all the details and your timeframe.
Although it is a competitive scheme (not everyone may get funded) we will aim to help as many of you as we can, so it is definitely worth taking a look and seeing if it is for you.
Any other options if it isn’t for me at this time?
If you do not feel that these grants are right for you perhaps at this particular point in your career, please do look at what other support we may be able to offer you including a cost-of-living grant.
Please note if you have previously received a grant from us, e.g. cost of living grant you are welcome to apply for this fund. Please only apply for one of our grant opportunities at a time.
Good luck! We are here for you, and look forward to hearing from you soon.
