CCAC Young Designer’s Award 2025
What is the CCAC Young Designer’s Award?
Climate Change All Change (CCAC) is a national primary school programme that combines climate literacy with creative design proposals to address the challenges of the climate crisis. The CCAC Young Designer’s Award provides funding for practicing designers from underrepresented groups and those in the process of establishing their careers to participate in CCAC’s primary school co-design programme.
Our programme seeks to harness the pioneering spirit, enthusiasm. and inventiveness of young designers. It brings architects, engineers, urban, landscape, food and fashion designers into primary schools to lead six-week projects for 9- to 10-year-old children and their teachers. Together they explore the impacts of climate change and co-create imaginative solutions for life in future extreme climates.
Successful applicants will gain the rewarding experience of leading a climate-focused co-design project for Year 5 classes in a primary school in England or Wales. CCAC gives successful applicants the freedom to create a co-design project that is inspired by their own work. They will be supported by CCAC’s educational advisor when devising their workshops and will also receive a £5000 honorarium from CCAC.
The call is now open. Applications close on the 8th June 2025. Please see below for details on how to apply. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in late June 2025, subject to candidates’ availability.
To find out more about Climate Change All Change, please visit our website: https://cc-ac.org/. Here, you will also find news articles about last year’s Young Designer’s Award winners: Clara Chu, Polly North and Cassie Quinn.
CCAC Young Designer’s Award recipient Polly North in Bemrose Primary School, Derby.
Am I eligible to apply?
- Applicants can be designers from a wide range of design-based disciplines. CCAC has overseen co-design projects with designers in the realms of architecture, landscape architecture, fashion, textiles, urban design, food, and rural planning.
- Applicants must hold a qualification in their discipline which allows them to practice professionally.
- Applicants should be passionate about sustainability and have a proven track record of incorporating this into their own work.
- Applicants should be enthusiastic about helping others, good communicators and look forward to the prospect of working with primary school children.
- Applicants must be able to commit approximately 1.5 to 3 hours per week over a six-week period to lead workshops to Year 5 primary school children during the 2025/2026 school year. Dates will be determined by the availability of successful applicants as well as the school’s preferences.
- The geographic location of the primary school will be flexible to the preference of the successful applicant within England and Wales, and applicants are welcome to suggest primary schools close to where they practice or live. We have hubs in London, Manchester, the East Midlands, Bristol and the Southwest and wish to build on these.
- All successful applications will be subject to the candidate passing an Enhanced DBS check for access to schools.
- Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK at the time the grant is awarded.
CCAC recognises that certain communities are underrepresented in the design industry and hopes to help change this. CCAC encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
How do I apply?
To apply, please complete the application form below before 11:59pm on the 8th of June 2025.
By completing the application form, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact CCAC at info@cc-ac.org.
Application form
