Showlight is offering a sponsorship scheme for a number of students and recent graduates of university, college or school courses related to lighting for the performing arts, events, broadcast, film and architecture.
International students are invited to apply for placements, which allow free-of-charge entry to Showlight 2025, to be held in Dijon, France, on 19-22 May 2025. At least 30 places are up for grabs, and applicants will need to be available for the entire four days, which are full of special events.
All students will have access to the full programme of Papers; admission to the accompanying exhibition of major lighting equipment manufacturers between Papers sessions; the networking opportunities of the daily morning and afternoon tea breaks and lunch, as well as a place at one of the company dinners on the Tuesday evening and the conference dinner on Wednesday evening.
Also included is participation in the new Showlight workshops on the Wednesday afternoon, and inclusion in a series of creative tasks Showlight has planned for students to design, build and pitch to the rest of the conference.
Student coordinator, James Simpson, will also be running some introductory workshops for students to get to know each other and to help them get the most out of the conference, including networking both online and offline.
Each successful applicant is sponsored by one of the Showlight exhibitors and will receive a £500 stipend to put towards their travel and accommodation. In return, each student is requested to make themselves available to their sponsor to help with their stand fit up on Monday 19 May and the de-rig on Thursday 22 May and will be part of the team during the exhibition opening times.
The Showlight organiser said stands are small and easy to setup, and this is a chance to build a relationship with the sponsor, get to know key people from their team and what it is like to take part in a bespoke exhibition. Showlight enables those starting a career in lighting to network with and learn from established professionals and potential future employers within the industry. It also enables students to make friends with peers from other educational establishments.
