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.
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apply any time:
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one-time funding pots & bursaries:
ongoing funding pots & bursaries:
Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 1 May)
Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by professional composers active in the last 100 years (Next: 1 May)
£5,000 - £15,000 for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers (Next: 11 May)
£1,000 to artists of colour looking to take a creative leap (Next: 17 June)
Up to £3,500 to support the independent promoters across England (Next: 9 July)
Up to £1,000 for promoting the works of British composers (Next: 31 July)
Grants up to £15,000 (projects/organisations) for artists, makers, community arts organisers and creative practitioners working across media (Next: 31 July)
Grants up to £5,000 individuals for artists, makers, community arts organisers and creative practitioners working across media (Next: 31 July)
Individuals aged 25 and below who need funds to further their participation in, study or practice of music (Next: 1 September)
Up to £500 to advance the artistic taste of the public in music (Next: 1 September)
£500 to assist with any project or idea which furthers the harp -requires membership (Next: 1 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: 1st October)
Up to £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need (Next: 31st October)
apply any time:
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one-time funding pots:
ongoing funding pots:
Up to £5,000 to commission works and performances (Next: 1 April)
Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by composers active in the last 100 years (Next: 5 May)
Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 5 May)
Grants for collaborative projects in contemporary classical music between France, the UK and Ireland (Next: 17 May)
Up to £40,000 for venues, festivals, promoters, studios and sector bodies operating in grassroots music (Next: 28 May)
Up to £5,000 for classical music-related educational or outreach projects (Next: 1 June)
Up to £3,500 will be available to support the vital role independent promoters play in supporting the talent pipeline across England (Next: 9 July)
Up to £1,000 for promoting the works of British composers (Next: 31 July)
Grants up to £15,000 (projects/organisations) for artists, makers, community arts organisers and creative practitioners working across media (Next: 31 July)
£1,000 - £5,000 to charities for composition, bursaries, music therapy, special needs, research, youth orchestras and educational projects (Next: 31 July)
£2,000 - £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people to make, learn and earn in music (Next: 28 Aug)
Up to £500 to advance the artistic taste of the public in music (Next: 1 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 £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need (Next: 31 October)
£2,000 - £9,000 to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries (Next: 30 September)
£5,000 - £20,000 to fund activities that deliver strategic initiatives for organisations particularly working for the benefit of Wales (Next: 30 September)
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