House of Hackney is proud to announce The William Morris Art Futures Bursary, a new initiative supporting the next generation of artists in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Waltham Forest.
Inspired by William Morris’s values of art for all and the transformative power of creativity, the bursary will provide £10,000 in funding for 16–25-year-olds with creative potential who face barriers to accessing education, training, materials or mentorship.
Working in partnership with William Morris Gallery, IntoUniversity and Future Formed Waltham Forest, the programme will connect young people with local opportunities in art, craft and design, helping them develop their skills and confidence while building community connections.
Applications for the 2026 bursary are now open, with recipients announced in the Summer.
To apply, click here.
“We’re so excited to launch this bursary with our friends at the William Morris Gallery and IntoUniversity, to help open doors for the next generation of artists in our home of East London. Inspired by Morris’s beliefs and dedication to craft, it’s about giving young creatives the chance to pursue their dreams, even when the system feels closed to them. At House of Hackney, we’ve always believed that business can be a force for good; that profit, at its best, is energy that should circulate back into creativity, community and Nature. This bursary is one way of putting that belief into practice.”
— Frieda & Javvy, House of Hackney Founders
About William Morris Gallery

About William Morris Gallery

Owned and run by Waltham Forest Council, William Morris Gallery is the only public Gallery devoted to William Morris: designer, craftsman and radical socialist. Housed in the Grade II* listed building that was Morris's family home from 1848 to 1856, it displays the world’s largest collection of his work alongside contemporary exhibitions and an active events and learning programme.

About IntoUniversity

About IntoUniversity


IntoUniversity is a national education charity, which provides local learning centres for young people facing disadvantage. Their work aims to address the fact that those growing up in the UK’s least privileged neighbourhoods face an uphill struggle with achievement in education and access to university and employment.

In these communities, IntoUniversity centres offer a safe space for young people to learn, explore and succeed, a welcoming and supportive home-from-home, located within their own neighbourhoods. Through after-school study sessions, mentoring meetings and in-school, aspiration-raising workshops, IntoUniversity provides dedicated, long term support that can help to break cycles of disadvantage.