AFSI Showcases
Pathfinders Practice Track
Five young practitioners with non-commercial innovations bring evidence from the ground into the Design Charrette.
- Who can apply
- Young practitioners aged 18 to 25 with non-commercial innovations.
- Places
- 5 practitioners.
- Languages
- English.
- What it produces
- Voices from Practice, published within 30 days.
What you do
Present evidence notes at the start of Charrette Groups A to C on Day Two at 09:30.
What you get
- A place at the Day Two Charrette
- Your evidence published in Voices from Practice
- Development grants, only if sponsored
How to apply
- Apply online through the Pathfinders call between 2 November and 15 December 2026.
- Eligibility vetting runs 4 to 8 January 2027; selection is on 29 January and results go out on 1 February 2027.
How people are selected
The Programme Manager and two Charrette group chairs.
Key dates
From the call to the Indaba and beyond.
- Call opens
- Call closes
- Eligibility vetting
- Selection
- Results sent
- Evidence notes in the Charrette
- Practice Track notes written up
- Voices from Practice published
Calls open 2 November 2026