People seeking a career in gourmet food can apply for a chance to be part of a six month mentoring programme and receive up to £4,000 in monetary support to help overcome key obstacles in career development in the industry such as training fees, childcare costs and lack of income for cooking equipment.

Women in the Food Industry are assisting with this initiative. The five main prize winners selected by a judging panel as having submitted the most ‘interesting, creative and compelling’ entries will each win: access to a six month mentoring programme and a bursary fund up to a maximum of £4,000 to assist them to further their career in the food industry.

There are 20 runner-up prize winners who will each receive a copy of The Little Paris Kitchen book by Rachel Khoo. The application deadline is Friday 22nd August at 23:59pm. Full entry details are here.