one-time funding pots & bursaries:

• 20 grants of €5,000 to emerging solo artists to cover expenses related to artistic development (1 September)

• Up to £8,000 for individual artists and arts practitioners in the early stages of their careers (18 September)

• £15,000 for a disabled artist based in England to develop a piece that involves children and young people in Southampton or Hampshire (28 September)

• £25,000 for a disabled artist based in East Anglia or the South East of England to develop a mid-scale piece for premiere at Norfolk & Norwich Festival (28 September)

• £40,000 for a disabled artist based in England to develop and tour a piece suitable for primary-aged children across the North West (28 September)

• £250 - £1,000 for professional and aspiring artists aged 30+ working in visual arts, crafts, music, design, performing arts, creative writing and digital media (1 October)

• Up to £5,000 for historically-informed projects, related to classical and traditional music of all periods, that tour across Scotland (21 October)

• Partnerships of 3+ organisations from 3 Creative Europe countries can apply for grants of up to €55,000 for cross-border touring, plus up to €5,000 for accessibility and sustainability (22 October)

ongoing funding pots & bursaries:

• Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 3 September)

• Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by professional composers active in the last 100 years (Next: 3 September)

• Up to £5,000 to develop outstanding music creators of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career (Next: 7 September)

• Up to £3,000 for 18–30-year-olds to invest in themselves, develop their skills, and bring their creative ideas to life (Next: 25 September)

• £5,000 to UK individuals or groups for exceptional musical ability (opera, Lied, composition, performance coaching) (Next: 1 October)

• £5,000 for UK-based chamber ensembles (3-10 players) establishing a career together aged 18 to 30 (Next: 6 October)

• £1,500 for an outstanding solo violinist to support their development aged 18 to 30 (Next: 6 October)

• £1,500 for an outstanding individual brass player, or £2,500 for a brass ensemble (<5 players), establishing their career aged 18 to 30 (Next: 6 October)

• £1,000 for artists of colour looking to take a creative leap (Next: 21 October)

• Up to £3,500 for independent promoters across England (Next: 11 December)

• Up to £1,000 for promoting the works of British composers (Next: 31 January 2027)

• Individuals aged 25 and below who need funds to further their participation in, study or practice of music (Next: 1 February 2027)

• £500 to assist with any project or idea which furthers the harp - requires membership (Next: 1 March 2027)

• Up to £500 to advance the artistic taste of the public in music (Next: 1 February 2027)

apply any time:

• Financial support for artists and creatives to help access opportunities, develop their craft, and bring creative projects to life.

• Free, personalised 1-to-1 advice sessions for early-career classical musicians preparing funding applications for studies, projects or professional development

• £1,000 for people of colour looking to make a leap with their creative practice

• £100-£2,000 to support musicians aged 5-17 from a low-income household

• £500 for a working-class creative practitioner

• £500 for Black artists

• £500 - £5,000 towards research, development and/or delivery of creative activity for those living in Scotland

• Funding for young musicians at the start of their careers

• Support for projects that promote and preserve the musical legacy of Charles Villiers Stanford and his contemporaries

one-time funding pots:

• Up to £5,000 for historically-informed projects, related to classical and traditional music of all periods, that tour across Scotland (21 October)

ongoing funding pots:

• Up to £500 to advance the artistic taste of the public in music (Next: 1 September)

• £500 - £3,000 for projects focusing on the performance, commissioning and/or recording of contemporary music (Next: 1 September)

• Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by composers active in the last 100 years (Next: 3 September)

• Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 3 September)

• £2,000 - £6,000 for projects that will bring inspiring music to communities across the UK in areas lacking access to classical music and which will enrich and strengthen the early music sector for the future (Next: 24 September)

• £5,000 - £20,000 to fund activities that deliver strategic initiatives for organisations particularly working for the benefit of Wales (Next: 30 September)

• £7,000 - £15,000 available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together, preferably in the context of an institutional relationship (Next: 30 September)

• Up to £5,000 to commission works and performances (Next: 1 October)

• £500 - £8,000 for UK charities to support community music-making, performing arts engagement and early-stage career development (Next: 2 October)

• Up to £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need (31 October)

• Up to £3,500 will be available to support the vital role independent promoters play in supporting the talent pipeline across England (Next: 11 December)

• Up to £1,000 for promoting the works of British composers (Next: 31 January 2026)

• £1,000 - £5,000 to charities for composition, bursaries, music therapy, special needs, research, youth orchestras and educational projects (Next: 31 January 2026)

apply any time:

• £1,000 - £1,000,000 depending on each charity’s size and scope of work. Can be for running costs, for a specific activity or for capital projects

• £500 - £5,000 grants for projects which fall within artistic, literacy, literary, musical and theatrical projects to uphold the right to freedom of speech

• Up to £5,000 to support projects that raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people through education, the arts, sport and adventurous activities

• £1,000 - £100,000 for projects or programmes lasting up to 18 months in Scotland

• £1,000 - £3,000 for arts charities

• Support for projects that promote and preserve the musical legacy of Charles Villiers Stanford and his contemporaries

• Support for making live music more accessible at community events across Lambeth and Southwark

apply any time:

• Free, personalised 1-to-1 advice sessions for early-career classical musicians preparing funding applications for studies, projects or professional development

• Professional-calibre orchestral instruments for five-year loan periods to advanced music students aged 18 and above

• A grant or a loan (averaging £400) to either international students studying at the Royal Academy of Music or any full-time student (including British students) who are a resident at International Students House

• Up to £500 for young people aged 16-30 who need financial support to access education, employment, training, or structured volunteering