THE FORM

1. CV

All applicants must upload their CV as an accompaniment to this form. Any applications without a CV will not be considered.

2. General Information About You

Please note that questions marked with an * are mandatory.

Please confirm that by indicating on / submitting this Application Form, you:

Each Fellow will receive a Travel Grant of £3,300 (three thousand and three hundred British pounds). See the Guidance Notes for more details.

We encourage applications from D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent individuals. It is the responsibility of Fellows to anticipate any access support they may need for their Venice Fellowship. Fellows should take into account any access needs relating to travelling to Venice, invigilating at the British Pavilion, conducting a project and living in the city for a full month. Please see the Guidance Notes for details regarding access support and the process for allocating access funds.

This does not affect your application. We ask this of all candidates to assess how best we can support our Fellows for their participation in the Programme.

3A. Motivation and Vision

This section will help us understand why you are applying for the 2025 Venice Fellowship Programme so we can get to know you more, know what has inspired you, what you are proposing as a project/research idea, why it’s important to you, and how it connects to the programme values, ways of working and themes.

We encourage applicants to refer to the Selection Criteria in the Fellows Guidelines as a reference point. Applicants are welcome to expand beyond this criteria as well.

3B. Invigilator Role

A key component of the Venice Fellowship Programme is being an Exhibition Ambassador / Invigilator, which requires invigilating the British Pavilion exhibition spaces, engaging with visitors and being the public face of the British Council and its commission.

3C. Research or Creative Project

Tell us about what you would want to explore as a project while in Venice!

5. Travel Group Preference

1st choice:
2nd choice:
3rd choice:

6. Video/Audio Application Format

We welcome applications in both paper (written) or audio/video format. Feel free to use the method that is most comfortable for you.

All applications (written, audio or video) should include the “SECTION 1): APPLICANT INFORMATION” in writing only. Please remember to complete this section even if you are applying via audio/video format.

If you are answering in video (audio and image) or just audio format, please use the below guidelines:

• A recorded application should not be overly produced. This is not an opportunity to demonstrate your skills in production, but to clearly communicate your skills/experience, project idea and interest in this opportunity in an accessible format.
• Please ensure your recording is no more than 10 minutes long, which is the equivalent to the word limit for written applications.
• You may link to a third-party platform such as Google Drive, Soundcloud, Vimeo or Dropbox. Please provide together with the link the password details, in case the link is password protected.

Your recorded application should answer all the questions set out below in the written form. Please ensure you respond to these prompts clearly, and structure the content in relation to them, using the following timing guide: 150 words: 30 seconds – 1 minute, 250 words: 1-2 minutes