The phrase "as a future candidate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who is expected to apply or be considered for a position or role in the future.
Example: "As a future candidate for the scholarship, I am preparing my application materials and gathering recommendations."
Alternatives: "as a prospective candidate" or "as an upcoming candidate".
As a future candidate, though, Burr was finished, and his career took a sharp turn.
Garcetti has been L.A.'s mayor since 2013 and is often mentioned as a future candidate for higher office.
The new BBC2 spoof chat show, The Kumars at Number 42, is already earmarked as a future candidate for migration.
Accordingly, these results strongly recommend the use of obtained nanofiber mats as a future candidate for hard tissue engineering applications.
As a future candidate, you can influence the recruiting process by networking purposefully to attract the decision makers who have hiring authority for the roles you want.
Only David Miliband was both well known and able to create a positive reputation, but voters do not expect him to stand as a future candidate.
Speaking about the idea on Tuesday, Ryan was about as Shermanesque as a potential future candidate for the presidency can get.
His first nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, as well as another judge often mentioned as a possible future candidate, Judge Diane Wood, have each publicly acknowledged that courts can shape progressive values by working as partners with legislatures and political activists.
A comer in Arizona, where she was born and grew up, Ms. Giffords was widely considered as a strong future candidate for statewide office in a state where Democrats ride uphill.
The book was supposed to be part of a campaign to position Bush, brother of George W Bush, as a potential future candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.
And Nasser al-Kidwa, a nephew of Mr. Arafat and former Palestinian envoy to the United Nations, is also mentioned by some as a possible future candidate.
