Current Funding Opportunities

Last Updated: 17/12/2024

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Upcoming

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Ongoing

  • Arts Council England: National Lottery Project Grants, an open access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations. (Ongoing)
  • Grand PlanOpen Grants, £1,000 (3 grants available each month), for people of colour based in the UK who want to make a new cultural project happen. (Ongoing)
  • Help MusiciansRecording and Releasing Music, apply for financial support of up to £3,000 towards recording and releasing music; and everything that goes around getting your music out there into the world. (Ongoing)
  • Help MusiciansMOBO Help Musicians Fund, apply for financial support of up to £3,000 towards recording and releasing music; and everything that goes around getting your music out there into the world. The MOBO Help Musicians Fund exists to facilitate these opportunities for musicians making Hip Hop, Grime, R&B, Soul, music of African origin, Reggae, Jazz and Gospel (Ongoing)
  • Help MusiciansDevelop Your Skills, apply for financial support of up to £1,500 to help you take advantage of opportunities that enhance your skills or artistic practice - e.g. virtual conference, online course, coaching, mentoring. (Ongoing)
  • Help MusiciansMusic Led Creative Collaboration, musicians can apply for financial support of up to £5,000 to undertake a UK-based collaboration between themselves and other non-music artists - e.g. storytellers, lighting designers, choreographers, technologists, scientists, gaming designers, theatre directors or visual artists. (Ongoing)
  • Leeds Cultural Investment Programme: a range of different funding schemes for arts projects large and small (Ongoing)
  • Youth Music: The Youth Music NextGen Fund offers young creatives grants of up to £2,500 to make their ideas happen. (Ongoing)
  • Ad:venture: The Price's Trust Explore Enterprise programme provides support and funding for setting up your own buiness (Ongoing)
  • Creative Debuts: The Black Artists Grant (BAG) is offered as a no-strings-attached financial support to help black artists. (Ongoing)

Need a review or some assistance with a funding application? Email [email protected] and we will try to help!

  • Help Musicians Postgraduate Award: This postgraduate awards offer up to £5,000 in financial support to students who will be studying music performance at postgraduate level (ie. Mmus, MA, PGDip, Artist Diploma) at a number of UK conservatoires or performing arts colleges. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an audition.
  • Yorkshire Ladies Council of Education: YLCE Awards. Female postgraduate students who are eligible to pay Home fees can apply for an award directly to this local charity to help with study costs. Applications are assessed in September, March and June. Completed forms must be received by the first day of the relevant month.
  • Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI): Unpaid Internships in Brussels. JMI is the world’s largest youth-music non-profit organisation with members in over 70 countries worldwide. To manage and run all these activities and projects, every year, JMI offers exciting internships within its many different programs and departments. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and positions are being filled in for any time during the year. (Ongoing)
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