{"id":63200,"date":"2025-10-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/?p=63200"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:59:53","slug":"chance-to-see-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/opportunities\/chance-to-see-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Chance to See Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5f079da5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.4rem;padding-bottom:0.4rem\"><strong>Curious Minds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e406bfd8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e406bfd8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-634247182ef332b941ae02fa8a1f113f has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4e74fbfd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:6px;background-color:#48ae34;padding-top:0.3rem;padding-right:0.5rem;padding-bottom:0.3rem;padding-left:0.5rem\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Free to Apply<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-5-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0.6rem;margin-bottom:0.6rem\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-35904e51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"opp_deadline has-small-font-size\">Closing: <strong><strong><strong><strong>31st December &#8217;25<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This fund supports young people in Wigan Borough to access creative opportunities. Organisations (charities, groups, clubs, non-profits, CICs) can apply for \u00a3500-\u00a32,000 grants to support creative activities with young people. Individuals aged 11-18 can apply for \u00a350-\u00a3500 grants for creative projects, classes, equipment, or business ideas, but must apply through referral partners: Wigan Youth Zone, Leigh Youth Hub, or Wigan Targeted Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund tackles financial barriers that prevent access to music lessons, theatre trips, and other creative experiences. It prioritises projects that enhance joy, positivity, and hope through creativity. Named after The Lathums&#8217; 2021 single &#8220;How Beautiful Life Can Be,&#8221; the fund is the Wigan Borough Mayor&#8217;s Charity for 2025-26 and aims to make creativity accessible regardless of background or circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are reviewed by Curious Minds Young Associates (for organisations). Three funding rounds in 2025: Round 5 (opens 24 April, deadline 25 June), Round 6 (opens 3 July, deadline 24 September), Round 7 (opens 2 October, deadline 31 December). Online application form and guidance available when rounds open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b03bdb05 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/curiousminds.org.uk\/chance-to-see-fund-yblx?utm_source=zealous.co&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=opportunities_blogroll\">Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chance to See Fund supports young people (11-18) in Wigan Borough with creative opportunities. Organisations can apply for \u00a3500-\u00a32,000; individuals for \u00a350-\u00a3500 (via referral partners). Covers costs for lessons, equipment, trips. Three funding rounds through December 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"wp-custom-template-post-opportunity","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[880],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunities"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}