Grants between £500 and £1,500 to enable professional musicians to access creative and professional development opportunities in the UK and internationally, as well as supporting formal and time limited training and mentoring opportunities.
The Fund is open to emerging and professional musicians of all genres and disciplines. The applicant can be a solo instrumentalist, composer, producer, conductor, vocalist, singer-songwriter, etc. The funder can also support bands or ensembles with six members or fewer. For those who are applying as a group, 50% must meet the criteria as above and the group must have been established and playing together regularly for at least two years.
Applicants must be over 18, based in the UK and have lived here for at least 3 consecutive years and already have an active career to apply to the Fund.
Four funding rounds per year with deadlines in March; April; July and August.