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Our grants, made possible through the Goldsmiths’ Foundation, support you and your employees in the jewellery, silversmithing, and goldsmithing industry to access resources, develop your skills and pursue lifelong learning. They help you to create your best work and grow your business, even if finances are a barrier.

    Grants for Individuals

    Business Catalyst (Small) Grants

    £1,000 grants for UK based sole traders or small businesses

    Want to accelerate your business growth? Whether you sell direct to consumers or work within the trade, get funding to access equipment, marketing tools or specialist knowledge and get your business off the ground.

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    Business Catalyst (Large) Grants

    Up to £7,000 grants for UK based jewellers, silversmiths and craftspeople

    Access funding to grow or expand your business. Our Grants can help you to take time out to upskill yourself or your employees, develop new services, diversify your portfolio of work or reach new markets.

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    Access Grants

    Grants to cover the fees for our skills training programmes

    If you face financial difficulties and would benefit from one of our programmes, our Access Grants could help you to develop your technical or business skills.

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    Jewellery Foundation Programme Support Grants

    Up to £3,700 grants for aged 18 years or older

    If you’re on the Jewellery Foundation Programme, you could get up to £3,700 to help with travel costs or additional equipment for your studies. Apply for a Support Grant and focus on what really matters - your training.

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    Grants for Organisations

    The Goldsmiths' Foundation Open Grants Fund

    For funding opportunities, please contact the Goldsmiths’ Foundation

    The Goldsmiths' Foundation supports organisations with grants to develop vocational skills and training, working at the intersection of creativity and social change. At the Goldsmiths’ Centre, we welcome enquiries for collaborative projects that go beyond funding. Please contact Julia Skilton, Grants and Engagement Manager, at julia.skilton@goldsmiths-centre.org if you wish to partner on a project with our team.

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    Who we have supported

    The Shape of Resilience: Shivani Chorwadia’s Business Catalyst Grant

    Business Catalyst (Large) Grants given: £15,240 in 2025

    In June 2023, jeweller Shivani Chorwadia faced a life-changing illness that forced her to pause and rediscover her artistic voice. Supported by a Business Catalyst (Large) Grant, she used this clarity to take creative risks and explore instinctive, tactile jewellery design.

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    The Quiet Power of Enamel: Emma Wilson’s Landscapes in Miniature

    Business Catalyst (Small) Grants given: £10,000 in 2024

    Scotland-based jeweller Emma Wilson uses enamel to create atmospheric pieces that echo shifting skies and restless seas. Emma’s creative journey has been supported by the Goldsmiths’ Centre, including receiving a Business Catalyst (Small) Grant in 2024, helping her continue to develop both her practice and business.

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    12 Months On: Ellis Mhairi Cameron’s Business Catalyst (Large) Grant

    Business Catalyst (Large) Grants given: £14,915 in 2024

    In 2024, Scottish jeweller Ellis Mhairi Cameron began a bold new chapter in her business with the support of a Goldsmiths’ Centre Business Catalyst (Large) Grant, funded by the Goldsmiths’ Foundation. The grant gave her time away from day-to-day pressures to experiment with hand and pneumatic engraving alongside the Sam James Engraving team at the Goldsmiths’ Centre.

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