classical music funding & bursaries
funding for arts and creative projects
A round-up of ongoing and one-time funding pots that are open for applications now in the UK. We send an updated round of opportunities out every fortnight in our newsletter. If you find this page useful, please consider donating £3 by buying us a coffee. Listings here are not endorsement. Organisations can submit funding pots here.
funding for individuals
one-time funding pots:
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ongoing funding pots:
Up to £3,500 to support the independent promoters across England (Next: 30 October)
£5,000-£15,000 for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers (Next: 27 October)
£500 for projects in Liverpool (Next: 9 November)
£500 for projects in Glasgow (Next: 12 November)
One-off project grants £500 to £3,000 (Next: 19th December)
Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by professional composers active in the last 100 years (5 January 2026)
Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 5 January 2026)
Up to £1,000 for promoting the works of British composers (Next: 31 January 2026)
Individuals aged 25 and below who are in need of funds to further their participation in, study or practice of music (Next: 1 February 2026)
Up to £500) to advance the artistic taste of the public in music (Next: 1 February 2026)
£500 to assist with any project or idea which furthers the harp (requires membership. Next deadline: 1 March 2026)
Up to £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need (Next: 30 April 2026)
£500 for a working-class creative practitioner (apply any time)
£500 for Black artists (apply any time)
£500 - £5,000 towards research, development and/or delivery of creative activity for those living in Scotland (apply any time)
Funding for young musicians at the start of their careers and organisations with a focus on working with young artists (contact any time)
funding for organisations & ensembles
one-time funding pots:
£2000 for creatives living in Scotland aged 18-30 for your creative activity or project (18 November)
ongoing funding pots:
Up to £3,000 to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally, in particular the fine arts and music (Next: 25 October)
Up to £3,500 to support the independent promoters across England (Next: 30 October)
Up to £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need (Next: 31 October)
£500 for projects in Liverpool (Next: 9 November)
£500 for projects in Glasgow (Next: 12 November)
Up to £40,000 for venues, festivals, promoters, studios and sector bodies operating in grassroots music (Next: 20 November)
£2,000 - £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people to make, learn and earn in music (Next: 21 November)
One-off project grants £500 to £3,000 (Next: 19th December)
Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by composers active in the last 100 years (Next: 5 January 2026)
Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 5 January 2026)
Up to £1,000 for promoting the works of British composers (Next: 31 January 2026)
Up to £500 to advance the artistic taste of the public in music (Next: 1 February 2026)
Up to £5,000 to commission works and performances and/or the development of architectural projects and research (Next: 1 April 2026)
Grants for collaborative projects in contemporary classical music between France, the UK and Ireland (Next: 17 May 2026)
£1,000 - £100,000 for projects or programmes lasting up to 18 months in Scotland (apply any time)
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