Early-career arts grant interview practice
Artistic vision, development at an early career stage, audience engagement, feasible delivery and responsible use of grant funds. Practise the 5 questions selection panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the award
An early-career arts grant interview gives a panel the chance to understand the artist behind a written application. They assess the quality and distinctiveness of the idea, how it will develop your practice, who the work is for and whether the plan and budget are achievable.
How to prepare
- Check the funder's official guidance for current eligibility, eligible costs and assessment criteria.
- Choose portfolio examples that show the path towards the proposed work.
- Practise describing your artistic choices in clear language for a mixed panel.
- Test the budget against the proposed materials, collaborators, access needs and contingency plans.
- Decide how you will know whether the project reached and engaged its intended audience.
Common mistakes
- Using abstract language that leaves the panel unsure what you will actually make.
- Selecting portfolio work without explaining its connection to the proposal.
- Underestimating your own time or the fair cost of collaborators.
- Promising broad public engagement without a practical way to reach the audience.
What to expect
A real selection interview
5 questions the way selection panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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