Awards, funding and support
If you're a UAL student or graduate, our range of funding, mentoring and advice could help you to launch or grow your business.
We provide:
- business development programmes
- mentoring
- competitions and awards
- inspiring events and workshops.
Funding
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Creative Business Accelerator
Are you a UAL graduate with a business you’d like to develop? This 6-month programme includes industry support, mentoring and a £6,000 bursary.
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Mustafa Boga, MA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins. Photo Alys Tomlinson.
Pitch it
Apply for a share of prizes including: seed funding, award trophy, showcasing opportunities, leading industry mentorship and specialist business advice.
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Money, Work by Gemma Courtney-Davies
Funding advice
UAL student or graduate looking to start your own business? Read our overview on funding opportunities and how best to apply.
Support
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Image by Gracie Dahl
Mentoring
Find out more about UAL’s mentoring scheme – matching students with professionals for support and guidance.
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Sketchbook by Alisson Porta Fernández. Photo Alys Tomlinson
Careers support for international students
International student or graduate? We can help you to find job opportunities and prepare for employment in the UK or in your home country.
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Illustration by Gracie Dahl
Support to freelance or start a business
Find useful advice and guidance on how to grow your freelance practice or business.
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Student working on a laptop. Photo by Ana Escobar
Get the skills you need
UAL students can access 16,000+ LinkedIn courses for free. Subjects include: UX, marketing, networking, Adobe CS and more…
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Credit Illustration by Gracie Dahl
Join our Founders and Freelancers network
Work for yourself or want to in the future? Sign up to be part of our brand-new Founders and Freelancers group on The Dots! Join the waiting list.
What's on
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Student Career One-to-Ones
Join us to explore how we can support you to make a living doing what you love.
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Career Wellbeing One-to-Ones
This biweekly one-to-one service is exclusively for current UAL BA, Graduate Diploma, MA, and PhD students.
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Showcase Ready: One-to-one career discussions (Chelsea)
Book a 20-minute one-to-one career discussion.
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Showcase Ready: Showcase one-to-ones (Chelsea)
Sign up for a Showcase one-to-one for personalised advice on the UAL Showcase platform.
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