Want £500 to help develop your dance project?

The Top Up Fund: Dance offers a cash lifeline for dance projects of any genre or style introducing a new idea. This could be anything from including a new collaborator, taking a previous project in a new direction, the research and development of a totally new idea or an artist interested in working in dance for the first time.

The member-run judging panel would like to see projects from all over the UK, to celebrate the diversity of the regions. Winners will be chosen based on:

* the creativity and innovation of the idea

* your budget need and/or the impact of the fund

* your project-management skills

* the quality of your IdeasTap portfolio – so make sure you’ve uploaded plenty of examples to back up your application

The Top Up Fund is our only fund where all winners are chosen by a panel of fellow IdeasTap members, and there are 10 awards of £500 available. Find out who our member judges are and what they are looking for here.

Make sure you download and read the terms & conditions before applying.

This brief closes on Friday 1 March at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16 to 30 on the closing date. If you have any technical queries, contact the Help Centre. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.

Image by Dino Ahmad Ali, used under a CC BY 2.0 licence.

Follow this brief to download the application form