Youth Collective - Application Form

Edinburgh International Festival's Youth Collective
Submit your application to be part of Edinburgh International Festival's Youth Collective. This information will be stored securely during the project and deleted from our system upon project completion.

This application form has three sections:
- Personal Information
- About You
- Equality and Diversity
We advise that you prepare answers for the 'About You' section in advance so you can copy and paste them into the form.

If you would like to submit an application in a different format (such as a video recording or audio file), please get in touch with connect@eif.co.uk and we can talk with you about recieving your information in a different format.
Section 1: Personal Details

In this section, we will ask for basic information about you. If you are invited to be part of the Youth Collective, we will ask for further details about you to make sure we can accommodate any needs you have.
Full Name*
If you wish to share your pronouns, please state below.
Date of Birth*

MonthDayYear
Date
School you attend (if applicable)
Contact Email*
example@example.com
Mobile Number
How did you hear about this opportunity?*
Section 2: About you

This section will give us an idea about what you are like! We encourage you to think about your answers and write in full sentences as this will give us a clearer idea about what you are like. There is no word count limit on your responses, but we suggest your answers area no more than 250 words per section.
1. Tell us about a piece of live music you saw performed and why was it memorable? This could be your experience in the moment, or after the performance. *
2. What skills, qualities and interests would you bring to the Youth Collective? *
3. What would you like to gain from being involved in the Youth Collective?*
Section 3: Equality and Diversity
The Edinburgh International Festival believes that an inclusive culture is the foundation for a successful organisation, and we strive to grow our diverse representation across our staff, our artists, our audiences and the people we work with.

We are building a Youth Collective that can understand the needs of and effectively communicate with the whole of our diverse community. As part of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan, we aim to recruit a group of local 16-18-year-olds and have set the suggested recruitment criteria of:
- a balance of genders
- 30% global majority
- 10-20% D/deaf, disabled & neurodivergent people
We are asking for information about you so we can measure how well we are meeting our aim. All the information you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence.
1. If you would like to, please state your gender in the box below. If you consent to us using and storing this information as part of your application, please fill in the box. Otherwise, leave blank
2. Do you consider that you belong to the global majority/an ethnic minority background? If you consent to us using and storing this information as part of your application, please select the answer that applies to you. Otherwise, pick ‘Prefer not to say’.*

Yes, I consider that I belong to the global majority/an ethnic minority backgroundNo, I do not consider myself belonging to the global majority/an ethnic minority backgroundI would prefer not to say
3. Do you consider yourself to be D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent? If you consent to us using and storing this information as part of your application, please select the answer that applies to you. Otherwise, pick ‘Prefer not to say’.*

Yes, I consider myself to be D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergentNo, I do not consider myself to be D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergentI would prefer not to say
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this application. We will be in touch with everyone who has applied to let them know our decision.

The data provided in this feedback survey is held in line with Edinburgh International Festival Privacy Policy and will be used for the purposes of reporting and evaluating our activities.
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Edinburgh International Festival's Youth Collective

Section 1: Personal Details

Section 2: About you

Section 3: Equality and Diversity