Launchpad Future Leaders

Applications are now closed for Launchpad Future Leaders 2025. Thank you to all who applied. Read more about Launchpad Future Leaders below.

Launchpad Future Leaders offers a group of emerging music industry professionals between 18 - 25 years old the opportunity to engage with national music industry organisations, attend training workshops on professional development in the industry and build relationships with other early career music professionals.

Through the opportunities delivered by this programme, those selected will gain music industry insight and knowledge from music industry professionals, as well as management and leadership tools to work with us and play a role in developing a vibrant, inclusive and healthy music industry in the future.

Participants in Launchpad Future Leaders will receive:
*Industry Training Sessions
*Mental Health First Aid training
*Outdoor Team Building Activity
*Launchpad Music Industry workshop
*Social Events
*One to One Career Mentoring & Coaching

*Activity will take place as a combination of online and in-person. Travel costs are supported as part of the programme.


Launchpad Future Leaders is supported by Youth Music, with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, PPL Giving, Bradford Council, Leeds City Council funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and PRS Foundation's Talent Development Partnership supported by PPL.