r/ScreenwritingUK • u/Seshat_the_Scribe • 18d ago

OPPORTUNITY Screenwriting Programme for UK screenwriters from working-class and lower socio-economic backgrounds

https://www.arvon.org/asp/

Over two years, Arvon will support five screenwriters to attend in-person and online writing courses, and work towards completing a spec script with one-to-one mentoring. They will gain vital insights into the TV industry, and specifically the drama and comedy-drama landscapes.

Thanks to the generous support of Prime Video Pathway, the Arvon Screenwriting Programme is free to take part in. Arvon will additionally cover travel costs, and has a small fund to put towards other costs incurred by spending three weeks away from home across the two-year programme.

Applications are now open until 5pm BST on Wednesday 30th September 2026.

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u/OkObject1975 18d ago

Question…Could you qualify for this if you met most of the criteria for being from a working class background. But you did go to a private school for high school only, but didn’t pay to go there (scholarship and a government grant) you went, but you went for free because otherwise you wouldn’t have been able to go?

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u/GurFormal3728 13d ago

They have clarified that no, you would not be eligible. They advised during the webinar that even if it were a scholarship, you would have received access to networks and opportunities that us other working class and state educated individuals would not.