one-time funding pots & bursaries:

• £500 – £1,000 for artists over 50 who are in the early stages of a new artistic career (22 October)

ongoing funding pots & bursaries:

• Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 5 January 2027)

• Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by professional composers active in the last 100 years (Next: 5 January 2027)

• £5,000 to UK individuals or groups for exceptional musical ability (opera, Lied, composition, performance coaching) (Next: 1 February 2027)

• 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 (Next: 4 January 2027)

ongoing funding pots:

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

• £500 - £3,000 for projects focusing on the performance, commissioning and/or recording of contemporary music (Next: 5pm on 11 December)

• Funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by composers active in the last 100 years (Next: 5 January 2027)

• Funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Next: 5 January 2027)

• £5,000 - £20,000 to fund activities that deliver strategic initiatives for organisations particularly working for the benefit of Wales (Next: 31 March 2027)

• £9,000 - £18,000 available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together, preferably in the context of an institutional relationship (Next: 31 March 2027)

• Up to £5,000 to commission works and performances (Next: 1 April 2027)

• £500 - £8,000 for UK charities to support community music-making, performing arts engagement and early-stage career development (Next: 22 January 2027)

• Up to £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need (30 April 2027)

• 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 2027)

• £1,000 - £5,000 to charities for composition, bursaries, music therapy, special needs, research, youth orchestras and educational projects (Next: 31 January 2027)

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