Awards and bursaries

Bagri Craft Award

Sponsor

The Bagri Foundation

About the Bagri Craft Award

The Bagri Craft Award is for a maker with Asian heritage, or from the Asian diasporas, who demonstrates creative excellence, ambition, and developed craft skills. The maker can be UK-based or international. We welcome applications spanning all forms of craft. The Award includes up to three years of business support, coaching, and subsidised studio space at one of Cockpit’s sites in London. 

The Bagri Award welcomes applications from makers with Asian heritage, or from the Asian diasporas, who demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit, creative excellence and well-developed craft skills. The Award includes up to three years of business support, coaching, and subsidised studio space at Cockpit Studios, London. 

Who can apply?

Makers of Asian heritage, or from the Asian diasporas. All disciplines. Either UK-based or international.

What's included

3 years of studio space, business support, selling and promotional opportunities

About Awards & Bursaries at Cockpit

All awards and bursaries at Cockpit include studio space, business support and membership of a vibrant craft community, giving successful makers the space and time to develop their profile, grow their business or practice, and increase profitability. We are looking for applicants who demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit, creative excellence and highly developed craft skills.

We particularly encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in craft including non-graduates, disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBTQ+ people, and people from Black, Asian and Global Majority backgrounds. We welcome applicants from a range of educational backgrounds and there is no minimum formal qualification for this programme.

Please note:

  • You will be responsible for arranging and paying for your own public liability insurance (minimum £5m) and contents insurance before the start date.
  • You need to be entitled to remain in the UK for the period of the Award. Cockpit is unable to sponsor or support visa applications.
  • You must be committed to taking up the award and completing our Business Incubation programme.
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