There are a huge number of governmental, regional, access and industry organisations that may be able to pay for, or help with the cost of your training in the UK. We will from time to time work alongside various industry bodies to offer reduced rates and special deals – these offers will be posted on the news section of the site.

We have collated a list of various organisations that can potentially help, and their phone numbers. Please note, Soho Editors Training can't guarantee any type of financial assistance from any of the below, and can't enter into any type of contact with the below on the trainees behalf to secure funding. However, if an organisation you are speaking to needs to liaise with us for any reason, please ask them to contact us.

All numbers shown are for the UK – some bodies will have different offices for different regions - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you are calling from outside the UK, remove the first '0' from the number and replace with +44. There may be organisations in your own country so it might be sensible to approach them before contacting these UK bodies.

• Skillset - 020 7713 9800 
• The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) - 020 7437 656
• UK Film Council - 020 7861 7861
• Media Desk UK - 020 7861 7511
• Arts Council England - 0845 300 6200
• Department of Trade and Industry - 020 7215 5000
• Business Link (support for SMEs) - 0845 600 9006
• British Council – Arts - 020 7389 3194
• Learning and Skills Council for Career Development Loans - 0800 585 505
• Department For Education and Skills - 0870 000 2288
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport - 020 7211 6200

Depending on where you live in the UK, you could approach:

• Film London - 020 7613 7676
• Northern Film & Media - 0191 269 9200
• North West Vision – 0870 609 4481
• Media Training North West - 0161 244 4640
• Screen East – 01603 776923
• Screen South - 01303 298 222
• South West Screen - 0117 952 9977
• Screen Yorkshire - 0113 294 4410
• Screen West Midlands - 0121 766 1470
• Sgrîn Cymru Wales - 02920 333300
• Scottish Screen - 0141 302 1700

Or try the Regional Development Agencies:

• East Midlands Development Agency - 0115 988 8300
• North West Development Agency - 01925 400100
• South East England Development Agency - 01483 484200
• East Of England Development Agency - 01223 713900
• South West Of England Regional Development Agency - 01392 214 747
• London Development Agency - 020 7680 2000
• Suffolk Development Agency - 01473 406 711
• Welsh Development Agency - 01443 845500
• One North East - 0191 229 6200
• Advantage West Midlands - 0121 380 3500
• Yorkshire Forward - 0113 394 9600

This list is not exhaustive by any means – you could approach your local borough or county council to see if they have any training funds / bursaries, talk to the local Job Centre, or discuss it with your University / college if you're a student.

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