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The Black Design Guild is now live. The next cohort will start in June 2025 and wrap up around Oct 2025. If you’re a Black designer who holds a job in UK civil society and you’d like to apply to join the cohort, please submit a short expression of interest below.

All eligible applicants will be invited to a 20 miniute shortlist chat. More information will be shared before your call.

Application Timelines:

Application window: 10 Feb – 10 Mar 2025

Shortlist conversations: 17 Mar – 17 Apr 2025

Final decision: approx. 5 May 2025

NOTE: 2025 applications are now closed.

Applications reopening early 2026.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

LinkedIn Profile or Website

What is your current or most recent role?

Tell us a little about why you'd like to join the 2025 cohort

Which of the following best describes you?

Junior designer

Junior researcher

Mid-level designer

Mid-level researcher

How would joining BDG support you over the next few years?

Are you available 30 Jun – 3 Jul 2025 for the retreat?

Yes – I am or can be available on those dates

Would you like us to contact you with other ways to get involved?

Yes – please contact me with other ways to get involved

No – please delete my details if I'm not invited to the 2025 cohort

Consent

Thank you for your interest in the Black Design Guild. This project is funded by Impact on Urban Health and JRF and hosted by Hello Brave. How we'll use your data: ➜ To assess interest in the Black Design Guild ➜ To understand the mix of people who sign up for the 2025 cohort ➜ To update you on your application ➜ To update funders and partners on the progress of the Black Design Guild ➜ To share (non-identifiable and generalisable) insights on this process in our blog, events and other publications How we'll protect your data: ❤ Hello Brave agrees to take the necessary steps to keep your data safe and secure. We commit to GDPR regulations. Any details you give us will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and our data protection policy (and code of practice on confidential and personal information). ❤ All identifiable data shared in this form will only be accessible to Hello Brave, Impact on Urban Health, JRF, and any advisors or sub-contractors. For those who've asked to be contacted about joining the 2025 cohort only, your data will be used to send you an invite and then deleted within three months. For those who've asked to stay informed about other opportunities to get involved, your data will be deleted within three months of the Guild closing as a programme. ❤ You may withdraw your consent at any time, in which case we will not use any information you may have provided. You do not have to provide a reason. For further information about your rights and how we look after your data please see Hello Brave's Privacy Policy below.

I consent for my data to be used in this way

If you are not a Black researcher or designer or do not live in the UK but would still like to take part in this work, you can contact us here.

Read our Privacy Policy here.

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