Youth Engagement in Grant-making Report for Creative Scotland 

In 2023, Creative Scotland approached Corra to help them connect and learn from other funders who have engaged in participatory grant-making with children and young people. The purpose is to help continue their commitment to supporting children and young people’s participation and how this could continue to evolve in a supportive and meaningful way.

Commissioned by Creative Scotland, Corra created the report – Youth Engagement in Grant-making. We share the insights and lessons learnt from a variety of perspectives in delivering and supporting young people’s participatory grantmaking and youth-led funding.

Corra conducted individual conversations and focus groups with a range of people all involved in participatory approaches. Corra also conducted a desk-based review of previous reports on young people’s participatory grant-making.

The young people, funders, various youth organisations (national, local, youth arts focused) we spoke to bring a unique perspective from their distinct roles. All offered an honest reflection of youth-led and participatory grantmaking. What emerged were similar reflections that shaped a core set of themes shared within this report.

Corra would like to thank Creative Scotland for seeing the opportunity and providing the resource and time for this project. We would like to thank everyone who gave their time, energy and openly shared their experience and ongoing commitment to this work.

Read the full report: Youth Engagement in Grant-making – Insights and learning to what enables meaningful participation by children and young people for Creative Scotland.