Early Career Development – Organizations

Description

Early Career Development supports immersive and highly impactful learning opportunities for Emerging and Early Arts Practitioners to:

  • Develop their artistic or administrative practice.
  • Participate in knowledge transfer, skill sharing, and reciprocal learning in the sector.
  • Expand their career experience, professional networks, and exposure.

This program does not support the creation or development of new artistic projects.
Arts and culture organizations and Early Arts Practitioners can apply to this program through six components:

Arts and Culture Organizations can apply to these two components:

  • Internship supports arts and culture organizations to host a paid, learning-focussed internship for an Early Arts Practitioner who is transitioning into professional practice.
  • Cohort supports arts and culture organizations to host paid, learning-focussed positions for a group or cohort of Early Arts Practitioners who are transitioning into professional practice.

Arts and Culture Organizations in Regional Communities can apply to these two components:

  • Basic Training – Internship supports arts and culture organizations in regional communities to provide paid, on-the-job training and experiential learning for new and emerging arts practitioners who want to work in their home communities.
  • Basic Training – Cohort supports arts and culture organizations in regional communities to provide paid, on-the-job training and experiential learning for a group of two or more new and emerging arts practitioners who want to work in their home communities.

Individual Early Arts Practitioners can apply to two components. See components and other program information, resources, and guidelines at this page: Early Career Development – Individuals.

Internship & Cohort components

(for Basic Training Internship & Cohort components see below)

Program Guidelines – Organizations (PDF)

Application Checklist Organizations (PDF)

Application Preview – Organizations (MS Word)

Scoring Guide (PDF)

Basic Training Internship & Cohort components

(for organizations in regional areas only)

Program Guidelines – Basic Training (PDF)

Application Checklist – Basic Training (PDF)

Application Preview – Basic Training (MS Word)

Scoring Guide (PDF)

The Program Guidelines include information about:

  • Who is eligible to apply
  • How to Apply
  • Eligible projects and expenses
  • Application Requirements
  • Assessment Process

Please review the Program Guidelines before contacting the Program Advisor.

Applications are currently being accepted until 11:59 p.m. (PDT) on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Resources

Application Assistance 

This program provides funding for support services required to create and submit grant applications, project updates, and final reports for BC Arts Council grants.

Access Support

This program provides additional funding to support access costs associated with a project funded by a BC Arts Council grant.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through the Grant Management System.

New applicants must register and create a profile in the online system. Once the registration request is submitted, it may take up to four business days to process your request.