The aims of the fund are to:
- Initiate creative projects in classrooms, schools and colleges through collaborations between teachers, students and creative practitioners and, in so doing, to facilitate creative education as a key tool for holistic development.
- Introduce children and young people to potential careers in the cultural and creative sector.
- Embed cultural and creative entrepreneurship in schools as expressed in the National Cultural Policy.
- Encourage collaboration between educational institutions, the culture and creative industries, and other relevant sectors such as science and technology.
- Create employment opportunities for creative professionals.
- Encourage creative collaborations amongst educational institutions, and partnerships with public and private cultural operators and other relevant non-governmental organisations.