Eat before it gets cold
Your cheat‑sheet to 100+ time-sensitive opportunities
Welcome back to The Snack — the nearly-edible version of your opportunities search. We handpick open calls, internships, events, jobs and freelance briefs that need filling now.
You know that LinkedIn post that already has 280 comments and expired yesterday? That’s exactly why we exist.
Before you dive in — head to the chat, choose your next workshop, and hope to see some of you tonight.
One more thing: The GATECRASHING series is a networking goldmine. We dropped some outreach templates last week, so use them. If a contact makes sense for you, go for it.
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✔️ Grab some April slots for job search strategy sessions and 1-1 Coaching
My Runway Group is curating Running in the Halls, a British Museum Late celebrating African and diasporic creativity. But this isn't just our event. It's yours too. We're looking for creatives who want to co-build it with us: Got a concept? Send it through to community@myrunwaygroup.com. Deadline: 27th March
Funding for live music venues, promoters, festivals and recording studios closes on Sunday 29 March.
Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures is open for companies and non profits. Deadline: 31 March
Free Business Start-Up Support for Economically Inactive Residents. Explore, develop and launch a viable business with free support across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Havering and Redbridge..Deadline: 31 March
Pop Up Film Residency Eurimages — a residency created to support experienced women filmmakers at a crucial stage of their careers. This call is open to women filmmakers of any age who: are nationals or citizens of one of the Council of Europe Eurimages member countries, have written or directed at least two feature films and are currently developing a third or later feature film
Amelia Young Producer - Paid opportunity for young adults (18–25) who want hands‑on experience in the creative, heritage, or cultural sectors. Deadline: 31 March
The Young Songwriter competition is the world’s leading songwriting competition for young aspiring songwriters, aged 8-22 (under 23 years). Deadline: 31 March
Tom Grass Spirit of Adventure Literary Prize – writing prize with £1,000 first prize and two £500 runner-up prizes, plus agent meetings. Deadline: 31 March 2026
The IDFA Bertha Fund is now accepting project entries to the IBF Europe – Minority Co-production funding scheme. The deadline for entries is April 1, 2026.
We’re collaborating with Process to offer the stage to three people who’d like to 20-minute talks on their creative process — career pivots, client breakthroughs, lessons learned the hard way. Apply here by 1st April.
Apply to Become an Adobe Ambassador Program
Lowry Scratch Nights X Homegrown – paid online scratch night for home-based live art / performance artists. Deadline: Thursday 2 April 2026, 5pm.
Create X Connect: television producers, creators and journalists can apply for fully funded training courses in news, children/learning and digital content strategies. Deadline: 6 April
Midsummer Festival: Open Call Commission – Milton Keynes City Council commission (up to £7,000) for an outdoor/public-facing work for Midsummer Festival. Deadline: 6 April
Composing to Visuals – Ivors Academy Trust – free mentoring programme for early-stage composers who want to write music for TV, Film and Visual Media; 4 participants selected to work with established composers on a brief provided by Sky. Deadline: 6 April
Boomerang Fund - a £30,000 recoupable development investment, supporting teams in strengthening their scripts, finance plans, audience positioning and market readiness - increasing the likelihood of reaching greenlight. Deadline: 10 April
