Description
Whatever your discipline, whatever your project, this is your chance to win £500 and make everything a little bit better.
The Top Up Fund is IdeasTap's only member-run fund, which means all the winners will be chosen by a panel of IdeasTap members and previous IdeasFund winners.
Think of the Top Up Fund as a cash lifeline, to get your project off the ground, or help an existing project become bigger and better. From costume and props, to venue hire and a marketing stunt: we want to hear your ideas.
The panel would like to see projects from all over the UK, to celebrate the diversity of the regions. We also encourage you to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects.
Winners will be chosen based on the creativity and innovation of their idea, their budget need or impact of the fund, their project management skills and the quality of their IdeasTap portfolio – so make sure you've uploaded lots of lovely examples to back up your application.
Most importantly, make sure you download and read the brief guidelines and terms and conditions (two separate documents) before applying. For more information on budgets, see our PDF.
This brief closes on Friday 2 March at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16 to 30. If you have any technical queries, email info@ideastap.com. 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.
Brief image: Spinning top by Guy Fawkes via Flickr under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license.
Follow this brief to download the application form
How to respond
Please note that there are two ways of pitching your project:
1. Complete every section of the application form
OR
2. Pitch your idea via a film uploaded to your portfolio (we support YouTube and Vimeo films), plus answer questions 5 to 7 of the application form. Films must be a maximum of 10 minutes long.
1. First you need to follow this brief by clicking Follow this brief to the left of this page. You will need to be signed in as an IdeasTap member in order to do this.
2. Then download the application form.
3. Complete the application form – or, if you're pitching with a video, just complete questions 5 to 7 and upload your video pitch to your portfolio.
4. Click Apply now to the left of this page.
5. Enter the name of your project.
6. Write a summary of your project (100 words max) and, if applicable, include a link to your video pitch in your portfolio.
7. Upload your completed application form.
8. Finally, click Submit.
When submitting a response to this brief, please make sure that you have a photo on your profile page. It doesn't need to be a headshot and you won't be judged on the quality of your photo – as with all the briefs on the site, you have to have a profile photo to be eligible.
This brief closes on Friday 2 March at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16 to 30. If you have any technical queries, email info@ideastap.com. 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.
Download application form