Goldsmiths' Company Kassandra Lauren Gordon Fund
The new Kassandra Lauren Gordon Fund for Black Jewellers is now closed for applications, but read more about it here.
News from the Goldsmiths Company on a new fund for Black jewellers.
Applications to The Kassandra Lauren Gordon Fund launched on Tuesday 28 July, with the application window open for two days.
The Fund was set up by Kassandra to support Black jewellers and those in the allied trades facing financial hardship
Grants of £1,000 will be made available to 20 Black jewellers and those working in the allied trades
The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity will administer the grants on behalf of the Fund
A panel of judges, made up of industry experts, will decide who the grants will be awarded to. The judges are Satta Matturi, Melanie Eddy, Alex Monroe, Roxanne Rajcoomar-Hadden and Victoria McKay
The application for the Fund opened at 10am on Tuesday 28 July. The link did not go live before then. The application window closed on Thursday 30 July at 5pm, or once it reached capacity.