On 1 February 2025, CVF launched a new support scheme to help its members access members meetings, subnetworks, and other CVF events. There are two types of support available:

 

• A financial contribution towards time spent attending events, aimed primarily at freelancers (subject to tax).

• Coverage of access costs, such as travel to events, childcare, or language support (non-taxable).

 

Applications for this support will not require any proof or justification that you need these costs covered – we are not going to assess or judge them in any way. In the application form, we will ask for some information on type of costs requested and reasons for applying – this data will only be used to inform future applications with our funders, and will be anonymised for these purposes.

 

How it works:

• To apply for support, please fill out this short online form no later than 7 days before the event you’re requesting it for.

• Within 3-5 days, a CVF coordinator will get in touch regarding your application. Please note, on some occasions we won’t be able to cover the full amount requested, but we will always confirm what we can do in each case.

• You will be issued an Access Costs Agreement with a breakdown of costs we can cover.

• Keep your receipts! Within two weeks after the event, invoice us attaching all the receipts for access costs.

• Your invoice will be processed at the end of the month you submit it. Payment will be issued at the beginning of the following month.

 

Read our full guidance on the Access Fund and about our commitment to access and inclusion.

 

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this scheme, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line: