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 & bursaries:
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ongoing funding pots & bursaries:
Up to £3,500 for independent promoters across England (Next: 12 December)
£500 for projects in Liverpool (Next: 14 December)
£500-£3,000 one-off project grants for the performance, commissioning and/or recording of contemporary music (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 need 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)
£1,000 for people of colour looking to make a leap with their creative practice (apply any time)
£100-£2,000 to support musicians aged 5-17 from a low-income household (apply any time)
£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 (contact any time)
Support for projects that promote and preserve the musical legacy of Charles Villiers Stanford and his contemporaries (apply any time)
Support for making live music more accessible at community events across Lambeth and Southwark (apply any time)
funding for organisations & ensembles
one-time funding pots:
£4,000 to UK charities for live performance, new works, and artist development (26 January 2026)
£3,000 - £5,000 for initiatives that involve the programming and performance of music by historic women composers (31 March 2026)
ongoing funding pots:
Up to £5,000 for classical music-related educational or outreach projects (Next: 1 December)
Up to £40,000 for venues, festivals, promoters, studios and sector bodies operating in grassroots music (Next: 11 December)
Up to £3,500 to support the independent promoters across England (Next: 12 December)
£500-£3,000 one-off project grants for the performance, commissioning and/or recording of contemporary music (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)
A portion of £8,000 - £10,000 per year to UK classical musicians for live performance projects (Next: 15 January 2026)
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)
Up to £500 to advance the artistic taste of the public in music (Next: 1 February 2026)
Up to £3,000 to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts (Next: 31 February 2026)
Up to £5,000 to commission works and performances (Next: 1 April 2026)
£2,000 - £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people to make, learn and earn in music (Next: 10 April 2026)
Up to £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need (Next: 30 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)
£1,000 - £3,000 for arts charities (apply anytime)
Support for projects that promote and preserve the musical legacy of Charles Villiers Stanford and his contemporaries (apply any time)
Support for making live music more accessible at community events across Lambeth and Southwark (apply any time)
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