Funding Information
Below is a selection of sources of funding for projects involving the arts, creativity, community, young people and education. The list is by no means exhaustive and do check the websites for further information before applying.
Other funding information is available and a good search on the internet will bring up several other websites that contain lists such as this.
Click on the links below to quick-find individual section (use your "back" button to go back to the list):
DCMS Arts Funding Guide | Arts Award funding guidance | Young Roots | UnLtd | First Light | The Graham Kirkham Foundation | Woodward Charitable Trust | Esmee Fairbairn | Awards for All | Local Authority Funding | The Tudor Trust | The Camelot Foundation | The Joanies Trust ( UK ) | Ernest Cook Trust | Hedley Foundation | The Ragdoll Foundation | EMI Music Sound Foundation | Awards for Young Musicians | The Fenton Arts Trust | The Sutton Trust | Garfield Weston Foundation | Clore Performing Arts Awards | LankellyChase Foundation | Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme | Eric Gregory Awards 2008 | Your Heritage | CABE education grants| MBF Young Talent Awards | Community Cash Awards | Nan Bursaries 2008: Artists' New Collaborations | Broadcast Development Awards | The Juliet Gomperts Trust | Myplace – World Class Places for young people to go | Yapp Charitable Trust | South West Post Graduate Bursary Fund | BBC Performing Arts Fund | GrantsExpert.co.uk | The Lefèvre Trust | Mediabox | Grants for the Arts | Our Money Your Dream | Health Promotion Service Small Grants Scheme 2008/9 | The European Cultural Foundation Artistic Grants | Red Nose Day Programme 2005 – 2008 (UK) | Training grant up to £500 for women employed in the fashion and textiles sector | Funding to Develop Educational Links with Other EU Regions (UK) | European Youth Foundation Grants | Step Beyond Travel Fund | Applications Invited For New Funding For Innovative UK Film Producers | International Festival Sales Support Scheme | Grants For Arts Writers | Take the Initiative - Finance for Films | Music and Dance Scheme (England) | Children and the Arts Foundation (UK) | Make It Sound (England) | Partnership Fund (England) | Take It Away - Loan Scheme (England) | Lloyds TSB Foundation | Equitable Charitable Trust | Batty Charitable Trust | Carnegie UK Trust search for rural champions | 4 Innovation for the Public (4iP) fund | Skillset Archive CPD Funding Programme | PRS Foundation Grants Programme |The Elephant Trust | ROSA announces first grants programme | The Music Sound Foundation | Media Munduns Programme 2011-2013 | First Light Movies (UK) | Community Connections scheme from BT | Trusthouse Charitable Foundation | Learning Launchpad | Community Radio Fund | Info Sheet: Sources of funding for professional development for playwrights | Awards for Bridging Cultures | The Dulverton Trust | The Big Family Idea | Youth Music launches new funding programme
DCMS Arts Funding Guide
Download the newly published DCMS Arts Funding Guide here
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young people's Arts Award funding guidance
Guidance complied by the Arts Award team to help Arts Award centres and young people running arts activities.
Click on the links to download the following pdf documents:
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Young Roots
Young Roots from the Heritage Lottery Fund offers grants of between £5,000 and £25,000. The scheme aims to involve 13-20 year-olds (up to 25 for those with special needs) in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. Young Roots projects stem directly from young peoples' interests and ideas, harnessing their creativity and energy and helping them work with others in their local community. See www.hlf.org.uk for more information.
Deadline
No deadline
Contact details
T 020 7591 6000
F 020 7591 6271
enquire@hlf.org.uk
www.hlf.org.uk
Suitable for
Young People led projects
Youth & community groups
Schools if in addition to core curriculum time & provision
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UnLtd
UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs - is a new charitable organisation set up to promote and support social entrepreneurship activities in the UK.
The Awards are for people over the age of 16, resident in the UK, who are applying as an individual or informal group.
Projects must: benefit the public or a UK community, offer a learning opportunity to the applicant, be either a new initiative or a clear expansion of an existing project.
Level One: Awards of between £500-£5000
This level of award can be used to pay for project start up or development costs, including materials, equipment, renting meeting rooms etc.
Level Two: Awards of between £10000-£20000
This level of award can be used to support the applicant's living costs whilst they develop their project as well as for materials, equipment etc. You are advised to discuss your project with UnLtd prior to submitting an application for a Level Two award - a deadline for applications has yet to be finalised.
Application packs can be ordered by calling the helpline number below, or can be downloaded from the website.
UnLtd Millennium Awards helpline: 0845 850 1122
Deadline
No deadline
Contact details
UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs Wales Office, 1st Floor, Suite D2, Alexandra Gate, Rover Way, Cardiff CF24 2SA
T 029 2089 4774
sian.thomason@unltd.org.uk
www.unltd.org.uk
Suitable for
Individual or informal groups of young people
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First Light
First Light funds and inspire the making of short films by young people in the UK, reflecting the diversity of their lives.
First Light Movies fund groups of young people aged between five and 18 through various funding schemes.
There are two main funding strands available, the Pilot and Studio Awards, but we also offer support with generating those first film ideas.
Pilot Award
For one film of up to five minutes long
Maximum grant £5,000
Match funding of 20% required
Ideal for first time filmmakers
Application forms and guidelines are available to download here. Alternatively, you can request an application pack by calling 0870 770 3245.
There are no deadlines for the Pilot Award - you can apply when you want!
Studio Award
For between two and four films of up to 10 minutes long
Maximum grant £30,000
Match funding of 10% required
Track record of filmmaking with young people necessary
The September funding deadline for the Studio Award has now passed. Come back soon for updated information on the next funding round and how to apply.
What's the Big Idea? Award
To develop ideas and stories for films
Maximum grant £3,000
Match funding of 10% required
Application forms and guidelines are available to download here. Alternatively, to request an application pack, please call us on 0870 770 3245.
There are no deadlines for the What's the Big Idea? Award, you can apply when you want!
Contact
First Light, Progress Works, Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham, B9 4AL
T 0121 6932091
F 0121 6932096
www.firstlightmovies.com
Deadline
No deadline except for Studio Award
Suitable for
Organisations where young people take the lead of all aspects of production.
Possible schools may be eligible if outside curriculum time
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The Graham Kirkham Foundation
The objectives of the foundation include the advancement of education of people of any age, advancement of physical education among young people at school or university, relief of poverty or hardship by providing financial assistance and accommodation for who are disadvantaged, provision of support or protection for people involved with or in danger of becoming dependant on drugs, and the provision of facilities for public recreation.
For more information contact Barry Todhunter on 01302 330365
Deadline
No deadline
Contact details
Barry Todhunter
T 01302 330365
Suitable for
Applications welcomed from most groups
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Woodward Charitable Trust
The trust likes to support small scale locally based initiatives. Schools that are successful in receiving funding tend to be from a deprived area or be a special school. Current areas of priority are: education, environment, health, arts and community and social welfare (including children’s summer holiday schemes). Please see the website for full details and applicants are advised to call the administrator to discuss potential projects before applying.
Deadline: Trustees meet in January and July each year. Applications are usually requested at least one month prior. Summer play scheme application forms will be considered in May. Please check website or contact trust for accurate dates.
Contact details
T 20 7410 0330
contact@woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk
www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk
Suitable for
Schools
Community groups and organisations
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Esmee Fairbairn
Education programme
The Foundation's Education programme covers two broad areas of interest: New approaches to education and Hard-to-reach learners. We look to support imaginative and flexible approaches to learning that are unlikely to be funded through statutory education sources. Where appropriate, we will support the costs of professional and curriculum development, research and evaluation.
There is full and extensive information about the grant programmes on the website including funding priorities, guidelines and how to apply.
Deadline
No deadline
Contact details:
Esmée Fairbairn, Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York way, London, N1 9AG
T 020 7297 4700
F020 7297 4701
info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk
www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Suitable for
Charities or not for profit organisations
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Awards for All
Awards for All have announced their new priorities applicants can now apply for between £300 and £10,000, it is important to note that applicants can only receive up to a maximum of £10,000 in any two year period.
The aims of Awards for All are:
- Extend access and participation
- Increase skill and creativity
- Improve the quality of life
The regional priorities for the South West are:
Better understanding of different people, places and cultures in our local community
Improved skill for running small community groups
More opportunities and support for volunteers
Healthier lifestyles for the whole community
Deadline
31st March 2009
check website for deadlines after this date.
Contact details
T 0845 600 20 40
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Suitable for
Schools
Not for profit organisations and groups
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Local Authority Funding
Many local authorities have arts officers with a remit for supporting local and community arts; some also have a budget for arts projects.
Some local authorities fund groups who use video as a means of consultation with service users or to provide better access to information. If there is a particular social agenda or issue as part of your film, a local authority may provide some funding from its social services, youth work, sports or planning departments. Find out what grants they provide and see if your project fits into the criteria.
The funding officer for Cornwall County Council is Jayne Cotterill, Room 411, New County Hall, Truro, TR1 2RN
T
01872 322672
jcotterill@cornwall.gov.uk
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has a useful website:
www.access-funds.co.uk
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The Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust has announced their new guidelines – The trust will continue to make grants across their established funding areas (youth, older people, community, relationships, housing, mental health, substance misuse, learning, financial security and criminal justice) but they are also open to hearing about work in areas that they have not funded before. Priority organisations are those that are embedded in and have developed
from within communities – either a community of interest or within a local area, those providing direct services to marginalised groups and those encouraging inclusion. Groups that are smaller and under-resourced offering a direct service are more likely to be funded particularly those with an annual turnover of less than £1million. Proposals from statutory bodies including schools will not be considered.
Under the new guidelines the Tudor Trust have introduced a two-stage application process to reduce time, effort and resources both for the trust and applicants alike.
There is a very clear website which also states what will and will not be funded and how the process works.
Deadline
No deadline
Contact details
The Tudor Trust, 7 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BD
T 020 7727 8522
www.tudortrust.org.uk
Suitable for
Organisations which are embedded in and have developed out of their community – whether the local area or a ‘community of interest’
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The Joanies Trust ( UK )
The trust welcomes applications from organisations working with young people aged 11 to 25. Applications will benefit by showing how a project supports this particular age group. We want to support projects that offer intensive support as well as those that promote preventative work and diversionary activities, including the use of art forms for their therapeutic value, and specially those that are designed to lead to individual development through integration, work opportunities or accreditation.
We are looking for excellence, innovation and imagination. We will look for strong evidence of how closely applicants consult young people in developing their service, and for any community involvement or local financial support.
Grants awarded will not exceed £3,000, with most averaging £1,000. Grants will not be for more than one year, though projects may reapply. Running costs, both project and core costs, and capital costs are considered. Exclusions include services run by statutory or public authorities, or that replace statutory funding, general appeals, promotion of religion, minibuses and projects that have already taken place.
Applications must be made on the Joanies Trust application form which you can obtain by post from The Administrator, The Joanies Trust, PO Box 42, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1WH, by phoning 01531 633 345 or by visiting the website www.joaniestrust.org.uk
Deadline
30th April 2009
Check with trust for deadlines after this date.
Contact details
The Joanies Trust, PO Box 42, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1WH
01531 633 345
www.joaniestrust.org.uk
Suitable for
Charities working with young people
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Ernest Cook Trust
Ernest Cook Trustees make grants for educational purposes to organisations which are themselves charitable or not-for-profit. Grants tend to be between £500 and £15,000. The Trustees do not confine themselves to, but have chosen to concentrate their assistance on the educational aspects of:- conservation and the rural environment; the arts, crafts and architecture; the encouragement, through education, of young people; and research devoted to these main areas of work.
There is no application form but applicants are asked to focus their request on a specific educational need and to present clear and concise proposals on a maximum of four sides of A4 paper. The enclosure of a self-addressed envelope will ensure acknowledgement of an application.
Deadline
The Trustees consider grant applications below £3000 at meetings in February, May, July, September and December. Grants in excess of £3000 need to be submitted by 31st January and 31st August.
Contact details
The Ernest Cook Trust, The Estate Office, Fairford Park, Fairford, Gloucestershire GL7 4JH
T 01285 713273
F 01285 711692
www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk
Suitable for
Charities and not for profit organisations
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Hedley Foundation
Considers applications with an emphasis on youth activities.
Grants for specific projects only, mostly one-off, but no core revenue, salary or transport funding. The Foundation makes a limited number of recurring grants for up to three years. Grants Average £3,000. Grants to registered charities only, never to individuals.
Applications are not required to be in any particular format but please visit the website to find out what needs to be included and to ensure your application follows their guidelines.
Deadline
The Trustees meet six times a year. The closing date for a meeting is three weeks beforehand. The next meetings for 2009: 25th March, 14th May, 22nd July, 30th September, 25th November.
Contact details
Hedley Foundation, 9 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2SU.
T 020 7489 8076
www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Suitable for
Registered charities only
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The Ragdoll Foundation
This foundation aims to provide a space for alternative thinking, voices and practices; seek new creative solutions; seek partners, collaborate and share knowledge; promote a culture of innovation and creativity. Focus is mainly on work with children in their early years.
There is no standard application and the first stage is an inspirational paragraph along with how the organisation and project fits with the foundations aims.
Visit the website for the anti-application form and more details.
Deadline
The trustees meet 2-3 times per year. Check website for next meeting date.
Closed until summer 2009.
Contact details
Ragdoll Foundation, Timothy’s Bridge Road, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9QN
T 01789 404116
www.ragdollfoundation.org.uk
Suitable for
Organisations
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EMI Music Sound Foundation
EMI Music Sound Foundation is an independent music education charity. We were established by EMI in 1997 to commemorate the centenary of EMI Records.
We are now the single largest sponsor of Specialist Performing Arts Colleges (see Specialist Schools page) and have created vital bursaries at seven music colleges to assist music students in need of financial support (see Awards page). We have also helped hundreds of schools and individual students improve their access to music by/through the purchase or upgrade of instruments (see Awards page).
See the website for full details on funding and who can apply.
Deadline
Deadline for consideration at next trustees meeting. see website for more info.
Contact Details
EMI Music Sound Foundation, 27 Wrights Lane, London, W8 5SW
T 020 7795 7000
www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com
Suitable for
Schools
Music students
Music teachers
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Awards for Young Muscians
Awards for Young Musicians helps gifted young musicians realise their potential, where financial hardship is threatening to stifle their gift. The charity has granted nearly £360,000 in awards to over 700 talented young musicians since its inception in 1998. About £55,000 is given each year to between 100 and 120 young people. Publicity for the awards has meant that interest and numbers of applications have risen steadily over the years.
Individual awards of up to £2,000 are made, based on talent and financial need. Need is assessed not only on household income but also by means testing. Talent is assessed by reference to Grading from a recognised musical examining body; in the absence of examination grades, other references may be considered.
Application forms need to be accompanied by letters of recommendation from music teachers plus proof of financial need. For further information, please see the Awards for Young Musicians website. Application forms will be available from the website from mid-December 2006. In order to register your interest in an application form, please send an email to info@a-y-m.org.uk.
Deadline
Applications for 2008 are now closed. 2009 applications will be available from October 2008 with a deadline of 27th March 2009.
Contact Details
Awards for Young Musicians, PO Box 2097, Wickford, SS12 OZQ
T 01268 571887
Suitable for
young musicians
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The Fenton Arts Trust
The Fenton Arts Trust aims to give encouragement and financial support to those actively contributing to the creative arts in the UK. It seeks to assist, through grants and bursaries, individuals and groups who are making a worthwhile contribution to the artistic and cultural life of this country. The Fenton Arts Trust grants are available to support individual works, activities, performances or prizes in the fields of drama, painting, sculpture, ballet, music and poetry. See the website for full details.
The Trust has three objectives :
(i) to support final year or postgraduate students through the award of scholarships or bursaries,
(ii) to provide grants which will support or reward work or performance by individuals early in their careers, and
(iii) to provide grants for institutions or organisations which have the same aims.
The application form can be downloaded here
Contact Details
Administrator, The Fenton Arts Trust, PO Box 135, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 9AB
Website www.fentonartstrust.org.uk
Deadline
The trustees meet to discuss applications 3 times per year
Suitable for
Students
Individuals
Groups
Institutions
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The Sutton Trust
The Sutton Trust funds projects that provide educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds. The Trust will consider every project on an individual basis, and are particularly interested in innovative projects and pilot schemes that have the potential to benefit large numbers, and in new research.
The Sutton Trust tends to fund projects in a formal education setting, working primarily with organisations such as schools, universities, community groups, charities and research bodies. We do not fund individuals. Our work with the secondary school age group is focused on gifted and talented students.
For further details, including how to apply, visit the website at www.suttontrust.com
Contact Details
The Sutton Trust, 111 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London, SW15 2TJ
Natalie Linfoot - Trust Administrator
T 020 8394 7679
E natalie.linfoot@suttontrust.com
Deadline
No deadline
Suitable for
Schools
Universities
Community Groups
Charities
Research Bodies
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Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation helps a wide range of UK organisations with grants of varying sizes. Their recent round of funding has helped projects in the following categories: Arts, Community, Education, Welfare, Medical, Social, Religion, Youth and Environment. Normally support cannot be considered for organisations or groups that are not UK registered charities. This restriction does not apply to churches, hospitals, educational establishments and housing corporations, which have exempt status.
It may be useful to look at the list of recently funded smaller community and school based projects www.garfieldweston.org/grants
In assessing applications, the following criteria are taken into consideration:
- The financial viability of the organisation
- The degree of need for the project requiring funding
- The amount spent on administration and fundraising as compared to the charitable activities
- The ability to raise sufficient funding to meet the appeal target
- Whether the aims of the organisation meet the trustees’ aspirations
- Whether the organisation has the right priorities
- Where possible, the ability of the organisation to achieve the goals
Applications for funding should be made in writing and must include a covering letter and a completed application form, which can be downloaded from www.garfieldweston.org.uk
Contact Details
The Administrator, Garfield Weston Foundation, Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY
T 020 7399 6565
Deadline
No deadline
Suitable for
Charities
Schools and educational establishments
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Clore Performing Arts Awards
The Clore Duffield Foundation has announced 16 Clore Performing Arts Awards (totalling £105,376) for inspirational creative projects for children and young people across the UK. The Clore Performing Arts Awards are worth a total of £1m and will be awarded twice a year until the end of 2009. The Awards aim to encourage direct participation in the arts by children and young people, particularly by those living in areas (both rural and urban) where high quality provision in the performing arts is more difficult to access.
Recipients include early years groups, special needs pupils, teenagers (both in and out of school) and primary-age pupils. A full list of the awards and details of how to apply for the next round are available on the Clore Duffield Foundation website www.cloreduffield.org.uk.
Contact Details
The Clore Duffield Foundation, Studio 3, Chelsea Manor Studios, Flood Street, London, SW3 5SR
T 0207 351 6061
F 0207 351 5308
E info@cloreduffield.org.uk
Deadline
Unknown
Suitable for
Charities and Companies Limited by Guarantee
Schools (unless currently participating in Creative Partnerships activity)
Professional & Amateur arts organisations
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The LankellyChase Foundation
Recognising and valuing the contribution made by the arts to the mental and physical health of the nation, The LankellyChase Foundation wish to encourage access to the arts, in particular amongst those who historically have been least able to participate, such as those in rural areas or with special needs. They also wish to support those who aim to realise their artistic ability.
The Trustees have 4 distinct programmes of work guided by the Foundation’s determination to promote access for those who seek it and personal excellence for those who work for it:
Arts and special needs
Dance
Transgenerational work with communities
The pursuit of excellence
In the light of the many problems communities face, the Trustees wish to encourage those of different generations to come together through participation in and enjoyment of the arts.
Full guidelines can be downloaded from the website www.lankellychase.org.uk
Contact Details
LankellyChase, 1 The Court, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0EY
T/F 01235 820044
Suitable for
small charities, no schools or individuals
Deadline
Contact foundation
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Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme
The Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme is a national grant programme managed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF - formerly the Department for Education and Skills) to fund work to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families (parenting and couple relationships) in England. The programme funds voluntary organisations doing work of national significance that supports the Government's Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme. The programme is open to charities and other non-profit-making organisations set up and run on similar lines to a charity.
Full information and application forms available from the Every Child Matters website
Contact Details
CYPF Grant Programme,
Department for Education and Skills
Area 2S, Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
E cypfgrant.programme@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
Suitable for
Charities
non profit organisations
Deadline
This has now passed but check the website for further information
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Eric Gregory Awards 2008
The Eric Gregory Award is an annual awards scheme for the encouragement of young poets. A total of £24,000 is available. Candidates must be British by birth, under the age of 30, and may submit a published or unpublished volume of poetry (up to 30 poems). For further details and application forms contact:
Contact Details
Awards Secretary,
Society of Authors,
84 Drayton Gardens,
London SW10 9SB.
T 0207 373 6642.
E DSym@societyofauthors.org
Suitable for
Individual poets under age of 30
Deadline
see website for deadline details
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Your Heritage- Funding to Support Community Based Heritage Projects
Your Heritage provides grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 to support community-focused heritage projects. To qualify for a grant, projects should conserve and enhance the UK’s diverse heritage or encourage communities to identify, look after and celebrate their heritage or both.
Projects should also ensure that everyone can learn about, have access to, and enjoy their heritage. These can include caring for the natural landscape, conserving historic buildings, places and objects, involving people in exploring local cultures, traditions, languages and ways of life. Applications can be made at any time. For more information, visit
www.hlf.org.uk/English/HowToApply/OurGrantGivingProgrammes/YourHeritage/default.htm
Contact Details
T 020 7591 6000
F 020 7591 6271
E enquire@hlf.org.uk
Suitable for
Not for profit organisations
Deadline
none- apply at any time
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CABE education grants
CABE is delighted to announce the launch of its new education grants scheme.
Applications are invited for grants worth up to £1,500. The awards have been created to encourage and support imaginative teaching about architecture and the design of buildings and green spaces. All schools in England are eligible to apply.
For more information visit www.cabe.org.uk/educationgrants
Contact Details
CABE education grants,
1 Kemble Street,
London
WC2B 4AN
W www.cabe.org.uk/educationgrants
Suitable for
Primary and Secondary schools
Deadline
This has now passed but check the website for further information
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MBF Young Talent Awards
The MBF Young Talent Awards are an important source of funding for young musicians and are made to those with a high level of musical achievement where
there is financial need.
Awards of between £200 and £1,000 are offered to instrumentalists who will be under 18 years of age on
1 September 2008 towards one of the following:
• the cost of buying an instrument
• music lessons with a private teacher
• fees for a Saturday music centre
• travel expenses to attend a Saturday music centre
• Awards are also offered to those who are aged 18 and about to enter their first year at university or college.
Applications from 18 year olds can only be made for instrument purchase.
To apply please visit www.mbf.org.uk
Suitable for
Young People
Deadline
Friday 12 June 2009
Please note: Applicants should be British or Irish or have been resident in the UK or Ireland for at least 3 years on the closing date.
Contact Details
MBF Education Department
16 Ogle Street
London
W1W 6JA
Email: education@mbf.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 228089
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Community Cash Awards
Community Cash Awards are grants of up to £5,000 to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community. You just have to come up with an idea for a project that will improve life in a local community in the UK. Maybe a new basketball court, a music studio, a youth club, sex education workshops in schools, a youth
advisory board, even a local magazine. Anyone who is aged 14 to 16 and is in school but struggling, or aged 16 to 25 and unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week are eligible to apply.
Projects must:
- be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25;
- clearly benefit the local community;
- benefit the people running the project;
- be a new or developing project.
The following are not eligible:
- formal groups or organisations;
- expeditions or overseas travel;
- fundraising activities for charity;
- trips and outings, unless they have educational value.
Funding of up to £1,000 is available for 14 to16 year olds and up to £5,000 is
available for those aged 16 to 25.
Suitable for
Young People
Contact details
Call free on 0800 842 842 or visit the Prince's Trust website for more details.http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/grants/community_cash_awards.aspx
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Nan Bursaries 2008: Artists' New Collaborations
These Bursaries aim to enable two or more professional artists (or other professional collaborator) to spend time together to explore notions and issues around collaborative working and research the development of a specific project.
Suitable for
Artists with an existing interest in collaborative working who are permanently based in the UK. This bursary may be used for research time towards a larger grant application such as Arts Council England's Grants for the Arts.
Value
Award between £1,000- £2,000 to buy the artists' time, at their chosen rate, to explore a collaborative project, including incidental travel or other expenses. Total Bursary fund: £11,000
Further details
For application details, criteria and exclusions see: http://www.a-n.co.uk/cgi bin/db2www.exe/topic.d2w/input?section=261845&menu=4&topic=261842&textonly=0
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Broadcast Development Awards
Broadcast Development Awards aim to support the development of broadcast proposals in any genre that engages the audience with such issues around biomedical science in an innovative, entertaining and accessible way.
They are interested in funding individuals and organisations with brilliant early-stage ideas for TV, radio or new media projects. Our funding will enable these ideas to be developed into high impact, well-researched proposals to be utilised in securing a broadcast platform and/or further funding.
Please note that proposals that do not explore some element of biomedical science and/or its social implications will not be considered. They expect any scientific content to be rigorously researched, balanced
and expert-led.
Funding levels
Broadcast Development Awards are up to £10 000 for a maximum of one year.
Suitable for
Applicants must be based in the UK or the Republic of Ireland. Applicants are usually affiliated to organisations, but can apply as individuals. The scheme is open to broadcast professionals and other organisations or individuals working on broadcast projects. Partnership between broadcasters and other professionals such as scientists, ethicists, educators etc are especially welcomed.
Deadlines
3 April 09
17 July 09
16 October 09
29 January 2010
Contact Details
Broadcast Awards
Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE, UK
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Grants/Broadcast-Development-Awards/index.htm
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The Juliet Gomperts Trust
The Juliet Gomperts Trust is a small charity which gives financial support to artists. The Trust will support all forms of contemporary fine art practice through project funding and residencies. The Trust fund a cross section of artists: recent graduates, emerging artists and established artists. It awards between six to eight thousand
pounds per year. It judges applicants on artistic merit: vision, imagination and skill.
For further information visit www.julietgompertstrust.co.uk
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Yapp Charitable Trust
deadline: March 2009
The Yapp Charitable Trust is an independent grant making trust that aims to make grants totalling £300,000 to about 100 small charities each year. Grants of up to £3,000 per year for up to three years are available to sustain the work of charities that work with:
- elderly people;
- children and young people aged 5 to 25;
- people with disabilities or mental health problems;
- people trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical origin such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse, and a history of offending.
Grants are also available to promote lifelong learning. The next application deadline for funding is early March 2009.
Further Information
www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk
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South West Post Graduate Bursary Fund
Deadline: 27th Febuary 2009
South West Screen is offering an industry-backed Post Graduate Bursary Fund for the fourth year running.
The fund will make awards of up to £3,000 each to students based in the South West who are looking to attend a post graduate course with Skillset accreditation and/or industry approval.
For more information and details of how to apply please see the training section of our website.
www.swscreen.co.uk
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BBC Performing Arts Fund
The BBC Performing Arts Fund helps aspiring music-makers and performers looking for a way to get ahead. To date the fund has allocated £2.4m to fund young musicians, from a range of genres, to help them pursue their careers in music.
Its mission is to seek out and support excellent aspiring performers and those directly supporting performing artists, who for reasons of lack of existing opportunity, personal background or circumstance, would not have been able to achieve their most ambitious goals, or their talent's greatest potential without the Fund's support or intervention.
For more details go to www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund
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GrantsExpert.co.uk
A website which can help you find grants under a whole range of headings including Business, Education, Environment, Family and Home.
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The Lefèvre Trust
The Lefèvre Trust supports exciting joint projects between young people in the UK and France, to create lasting links and increase understanding.
You can receive funding for visits to help young people collaborate with a French partner group. The scheme is
open to all groups of young people aged 11 to 19. Schools, youth groups, sports teams and extra-curricular
clubs are encouraged to apply
Up to a maximum of £5,000 for one-way UK–France visits
Up to a maximum of £10,000 for two-way UK–France visits
Up to a maximum of £10,000 for one-way/two-way visits between the UK and Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guiana
Suitable for
We welcome applications from all sectors working with 11- to 19-year-olds in Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. We particularly encourage applications involving young people who would not
usually have access to international opportunities.
Contact details
The Lefèvre Trust
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
For more information and to apply for the scheme, visit www.britishcouncil.org/schoolpartnerships-france-lefevre-trust
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Mediabox
Mediabox is a fund for disadvantaged 13 to 19 year olds that offer the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects. It offers three types of grants ranging from £1,000 to £40,000 to create and distribute youth-led media projects.
There will be surgeries running throughout July for one to one sessions. At application a project outline will be required.
Suitable for
Applications are welcome from legally constituted organisations (e.g. limited companies, local authorities, educational institutions, co-operatives) and unincorporated associations (e.g. charities, clubs and societies with a constitution and a bank account). Organisations must have experience of engaging and enabling disadvantaged young people to create and manage their own projects. Partnership funding is not required.
Contact details
For further information, guidelines and regional priorities visit www.media-box.co.uk or contact Uzma Choudhry on 0116 253 3445 or email emmediamediabox@thresholdstudios.tv
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Grants for the Arts
The Arts Council, England is now accepting applications, using its new application materials under its Grants for the arts - individuals and organisations programme. Grants are available to individuals and organisations for up to five years for arts-related activities that take place mainly in England.
Organisational grants are for up to £100,000 and are available to arts organisations; local authorities and other public organisations; partnerships; regional and national organisations; organisations whose normal activity is not arts-related, including voluntary and community groups and groups of organisations (one will need to take the lead and have the main responsibility for managing the application and any grant).
Grants to individuals are for up to £30,000 and are available to; artists;' performers; writers; promoters; presenters; curators; producers; groups of individual; and other individuals working in the arts.
Deadline
Applications can be submitted at any time and there is no application deadline.
Contact details
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/gfta.php
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Our Money Your Dream
After two successful years, the Department for Children, Schools and Families announced last year that the two funding streams (the Youth Opportunity Fund and the Youth Capital Fund) would continue for a further three years until at least 2011.
Cornwall has already benefited with more than £1million’s worth of funding across the county – including an additional £102,889 last year on top of our original allocation. This shows the clear demand in Cornwall from young people to be able to distribute more funds to more young people. This is reflected in the total value of the 312 applications submitted in the last financial year of just over £1,300,000 with only £560,000 available.
We’re now looking to promote the fund to all groups of young people across Cornwall so they’re able to apply to the new allocation of money - £450,000. The criteria remains simple; young people must be 13-19, show their activity/project will have benefits to the young people involved and others in the community and be young people led. It is also important to say that individuals can also apply.
Further details can be downloaded here
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Health Promotion Service Small Grants Scheme 2008/9
Health Promotion have launched their Small Grants Scheme for 2008/9 for community groups for grants up to £300 to assist in developing and delivering small projects in our communities that support community health development.
The Guidance Pack and the Application Form are both now on their website for you to download. New this year is the ability to fill the form in online and submit from the website - just beware that you are NOT able to save the form and come back to it online at a later stage, but you are able to print a copy off for your records (which we would strongly advise you to do). Access the forms using this link below http://www.healthpromcornwall.org/index_HL_Grants.asp
If you require any further information on the Small Grants Scheme please contact Suzy Hall on suzanne.hall@ciospct.cornwall.nhs.uk or 01209 313419.
The priorities this year are:
• Support community health development through community involvement and participation
• Support community involvement in active recreation and environmental projects
• Promote arts for health within the community (all forms)
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The European Cultural Foundation Artistic Grants
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is now accepting applications from cultural organisations and individual artists for artistic project grants. This funding supports artistic projects that show vision in illuminating the issues of diversity in Europe.
In particular, the EF is looking to support projects that are exploring a wide spectrum of European diversity:
• Projects reflecting on Europe and European developments in an innovative way;
• Projects involving an innovative creative process and a visible end product;
• Projects that have a legacy for the future.
Projects will be assessed specifically on their artistic quality. Artistic uniqueness and European relevance are the main selection criteria. Eligible projects are:
• New projects -being at its initial phase-, as opposed to ongoing projects;
• Projects of artistic originality and European relevance;
• Projects with an expected completion date of no later than 18 months after the contract has been signed.
The average grants offered are between €30,000 and €60,000. The deadline for applications is 1 September 2009. http://www.eurocult.org/we-support-cultural-cooperation/grants/
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Red Nose Day Programme 2005 – 2008 (UK)
Comic Relief, has announced that its main grants programme is now open for applications. The main grants programme provides grants of over £5,000 to community and voluntary groups for projects relating to:
o Older people;
o Young people;
o Mental health;
o Refugees and asylum seekers;
o Domestic violence;
o Disadvantaged communities.
Funding is available for between one and three years and the level of grant support is likely to be between £15,000 and £40,000 per year for projects at local level; and higher for projects at regional and national level or for projects that can be replicated.
The application deadline for the main grants programme is the 15th August 2008. In addition, the programme also makes grants of less than £5,000 for projects relating to older people; mental health; and disadvantaged communities through its small grants programme.
The small grants programme is only open to organisations with a yearly turnover of less than £150,000 per year. Applications to the small grants programme can be made at any time.
For further information, visit: http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/uk/
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Training grant up to £500 for women employed in the fashion and textiles sector
• Give women in your workforce the skills & confidence to progress
• Suitable for employees at all levels, from operative to technical & managerial
• High impact, low bureaucracy programme suitable for companies of any size
• Financial support for training to meet the needs of your business
For more information visit: www.skillfast-uk.org/womenandwork
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Funding to Develop Educational Links with Other EU Regions (UK)
Through the Comenius Programme, schools and local education authorities have the opportunity to develop partnerships with other local and regional education authorities within the European Union. Funding of up to €50,000 will be available through the Comenius Regional Programme to promote joint cooperation activities between local and regional education authorities.
The aim of the programme is to strengthen the European dimension in school education and to offer European learning experiences to teachers and pupils and administrators. The partnerships will give educational authorities, in cooperation with schools and other actors in education, the opportunity to work together on topics of mutual interest. These might concern for example the organisation of school education, cooperation between schools and other local partners (e.g. providers of formal or non-formal learning), or common problems in school education (e.g. new approaches in the organisation of schooling, disadvantaged pupils and early school leaving, teacher qualifications and competence).
To be eligible for funding, each partnership will need to consist of 2 partner regions, each of which must involve; a local or regional authority with a role in school education; at least one school; and at least one other relevant local partner (e.g. youth or sports clubs, parents’ and pupils’ associations, local teacher training institutes, other learning providers, further education institutions and local employers, community organisations, museums and advisory services).
The first deadline for applications to the Comenius Regional Programme will be in February 2009. To register for further information, when it is available, contact comenius@britishcouncil.org. For more information, visit: http://www.britishcouncil.org/comenius-regio-partnerships.htm
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European Youth Foundation Grants
Deadline 1st April 2009
The European Youth Foundation is an independent, international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the positive development of children and young people. The Foundation makes grants to international not-for-profit youth organisations and networks for activities such as international youth meetings, specialised publications, exhibitions and the production of audio-visual materials, the development of websites or the production of CD-ROMs. Previously funded activities include a promotional booklet and educational handbook for intercultural amateur art based activities.
For more information visit www.eyf.coe.int/fej/index.jsp
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Step Beyond Travel Fund
Deadline applications must be submitted at least 8 weeks before the date of travel
Contact Email stepbeyond@eurocult.org
Website www.eurocult.org/we-support-cultural-cooperation/programmes/mobility/apply-step-beyond
The European Cultural Foundation provides grants for young artists and performers to collaborate and network with other young Europeans. Applications can be made at any time.
The Fund has a particular focus in 2007 and 2008 on promoting Europe’s cultural diversity. The fund is available to artists, cultural operators / activists, cultural journalists, cultural translators and cultural researchers. The STEP beyond fund will make a contribution to travel costs, visa costs, and, in certain cases, accommodation costs (through an allowance) of those awarded a grant. It is an asset if the host organisation could support the accommodation costs.
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Applications Invited For New Funding For Innovative UK Film Producers
Deadline 6pm 19th September 2008
Contact Phone Number 020 7861 7861
Contact Email info@ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
Website www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/vision
The UK Film Council has announced the launch of the Production Company Vision Awards, a new funding initiative designed to help creative producers with a vision for the future of UK film, to develop projects that will broaden the quality, range and ambition of films and talents being developed in the UK.
Part of the UK Film Council's Development Fund, the Vision Awards will offer up to ten production companies up to £150,000 over two years, to enable them to nurture talent and to generate, source, research and develop feature film projects.
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International Festival Sales Support Scheme
Deadline 31st March 2009
Contact Phone Number 020 7861 7861
Contact Email info@ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
Website www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/intfestivalguidelines
The UK Film Council, the lead agency for film in the UK, is seeking applications to support British films at key international festivals through its International Festival Sales Support Scheme (IFSS). The scheme which will run until the 31st March 2009, provides grants of £1,500 to eligible films to encourage their successful distribution and box office performance around the world and to promote UK talent, services and skills.
Larger awards are sometimes made to applicants who have already put in place extensive promotional campaigns to support their film internationally. Applications can be submitted at any time.
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Grants For Arts Writers
Deadline Monday 22nd September 2008
Contact Name Margaret Sundell
Contact Email questions@artswriters.org
Website www.artswriters.org
The Creative Capital Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program announces its third round of grants as part of the Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Initiative.
The Arts Writers Grant Program recognizes and supports individual writers working on contemporary visual art through project-based grants ranging from 3,000 USD – 50,000 USD. Writers who meet the program's eligibility requirements are invited to apply for grants in the following categories: articles, short-form writing, and blogs/new and alternative media.
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Take the Initiative - Finance for Films
Deadline: 1st February 2009
Website: www.aboutfilms.com/initiative.html
About Films are looking for films & documentaries that are fresh, original and dynamic; with a twist that make the audience think; that have a unique selling point; and scripts that have been fully developed. Producers must have produced two short film projects or documentaries in the past five years and have and exciting fully developed script that is just waiting to be financed.
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Music and Dance Scheme (England)
Funding Agencies
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Grant Description
The Music and Dance grants are intended for young musicians aged 8 to 16+ and for young dancers aged 11 to 16+ with exceptional potential and dedication, and who do not have the financial means to access the best available training. In making such grants available to individual students, the needs of the individual child will be put first and defined through an individual training plan.
Eligibility
Young musicians aged 8 to 16+ and for young dancers aged 11 to 16+.
Funding Details
Please see the Department for Education and Skills website for details.
DfES, Music and Dance Team, Mowden Hall, Darlington, Co Durham DL3 9BG
Telephone: 01325 391150
E-mail : jim.wharton@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
www.dfes.gov.uk/..index.shtml
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Children and the Arts Foundation (UK)
Funding Agencies
Children and the Arts Foundation
Grant Description
The START Programme provides funding for cultural organisations to develop and deliver arts enrichment programmes for primary and secondary school students. Funding is available for projects that provide students (within the 5-16 age bracket) with the opportunity to attend at least two professional performances, concerts or exhibitions, and which provide a sustained programme of learning and cultural enrichment. The Foundation is particularly looking to fund projects that target children who are unlikely to have visited arts venues before.
Eligibility
Cultural organisations working with young people
Funding Details
Up to £17 per child, for a maximum of 700 children, is available to cultural venues wishing to link up with schools to provide these opportunities.
Please see the website for details
www.childrenandarts.org.uk/
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Make It Sound (England)
Funding Agencies
National Foundation for Youth Music
Make It Sound has now closed.
New open programmes will be launching in June 09 for more info please see website.
Youth Music, One America Street, London, SE1 0NE
Tel: 020 7902 1060
Fax: 020 7902 1061
info@youthmusic.org.uk
www.youthmusic.org.uk/..Make_it_sound.jsp
Partnership Fund (England)
Funding Agencies
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Grant Description
The Partnership Fund is designed to help schools which can demonstrate that, in spite of their determined efforts over time, they have not be been able to raise the sponsorship necessary to apply for specialist school status.
Any school eligible to apply to the Specialist Schools Programme is eligible to apply to the Partnership Fund if it can demonstrate that it has:
• made concerted efforts to raise external sponsorship for at least a year;
• established links with local business and community groups relevant to the specialist project, even if these have not resulted in offers of eligible cash sponsorship;
• undertaken substantial fundraising activities in house;
• made substantial efforts to raise awareness about its specialist plans.
Schools should apply to the Partnership Fund for the whole of their sponsorship shortfall. Schools are expected to continue fundraising, however, up to the point of submitting their Specialist School bid to the DfES. If sponsorship is raised between applying to the Partnership Fund and bid submission then any Partnership Fund grant offer will be reduced accordingly.
Eligibility
Any school eligible to apply to the Specialist Schools Programme.
Funding Details
Schools should apply to the Partnership Fund for the whole of their sponsorship shortfall.
Partnership Fund Administrator, PO Box 44739, London SW1P 4WB
Tel. 020 7630 0697 Fax 020-7802 2318
Email: partnershipfund@specialistschools.org.uk
www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/..partnershipfund.aspa
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Take It Away - Loan Scheme (England)
Take it away is an Arts Council initiative designed to help more people get involved in learning and playing music. The scheme allows individuals to apply for a loan of up to £2,000 for the purchase of any kind of musical instrument, and pay it back in nine monthly instalments, completely interest free.
Take it away is open to everyone (over the age of 18), but primarily designed to help those who might otherwise be unable to afford an instrument appropriate for their needs.
Our priorities are:
• to encourage children and young people to develop their interests and skills in music making
• to inspire new players of all ages to begin learning an instrument
• to enable those on lower incomes to acquire an instrument appropriate to their needs (or the needs of their children)
Take it away is only available through registered outlets.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/takeitaway/
Lloyds TSB Foundation
The Lloyds TSB Foundation supports small and medium-sized underfunded charities that can make a significant difference to the lives of disadvantaged people by helping them to play a fuller role in the communities of their choice. The Foundation doesn’t have specific areas of interest for their funding, other than their overall mission statement - to help disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in their communities. This means that, in practice, the Foundation will fund a wide variety of organisations and activities.
The Foundation is moving away from smaller one-off grants to providing funding for one to three years. Typical grants are around £15,000 per year for revenue costs only, including core/running costs, project costs and salaries. Capital costs will not be funded.
Only registered charities will be funded. Local or regional charites with an income of £1 million or under, and national charities with an income of £5 million or under are eligible.
To apply you first need to either work through the eligibility checklist on the Foundation’s website or contact the Foundation directly on 0870 411 1223 to check eligibility. Then your regional Grant Manager will contact you to discuss your funding needs. The application form is available after you have spoken to your Grant Manager.
Contact
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Deadline
no deadline
Suitable for
charities
not suitable for schools or educaitonal establishments
Equitable Charitable Trust
The Equitable Charitable Trust is an educational grant making charity. Its focus is on the promotion and support of education for children and young people under the age of 25, and more specifically for young disabled people and/or young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Trust gives away about £1 million in grants each year. Its grant making operations are administered by Henry Smith Charity.
The Trustees seek to identify and support good projects that address needs not adequately met at present, including those with potential to be introduced to large numbers of schools. The size of grants made is typically between £2,500 and £30,000, with most being for sums of between £10,000 and £30,000. Support can be given over a period of one, two or three years. Grants can be made for project (revenue) costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or salary costs for a post.
For more information, contact:
The Equitable Charitable Trust
Sixth Floor
65 Leadenhall St
London EC3A 2AD
Telephone: 020 7264 4995
Email: jlong@equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk
Batty Charitable Trust
The Batty Charitable Trust (BCT) is a grantmaking Trust. Its income is derived from gifts made by the Estate of the late Christina Batty (otherwise known as Christina Foyle). The BCT will generally support smaller charities in the UK and especially those working at grass roots and local community level. They normally award one year grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 to charities which can demonstrate that such a grant will make a significant difference to their work.
There are no deadlines for submission and applications will be received throughout the year. For details on how to apply visit www.battycharitabletrust.org.uk or phone 0207 405 0225.
Carnegie UK Trust search for rural champions
Carnegie UK Trust is on the lookout for unsung rural champions across Britain. The champions – or Rural Sparks as they are being called - will be found through a widespread search for excellence, run by Carnegie. The Rural Sparks mission has been launched by Carnegie to recognise the rural champions who have helped transform the areas where they live.
Nominations for Rural Sparks are invited from anyone who considers themselves or someone they know to have achieved something remarkable within their rural community. Top Rural Sparks will receive a contribution towards their project and will be included in a new book, Carnegie’s compendium of rural innovation, which will be published in early 2010.
Application forms will be available from the beginning of November at www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk. To register your interest or to find out more, email the rural team at ruralsparks@carnegieuk.org or phone 01383 721445.
4 Innovation for the Public (4iP) fund
Channel 4 has formed the 4 Innovation for the Public (4iP) fund to stimulate public service digital media (beyond television) across the UK. In plain English, that means supporting great ideas for websites, games and mobile services which help people improve their lives.
For more information about the submission guidelines, go to the 4iP website at www.4ip.org.uk
Skillset Archive CPD Funding Programme
Contact Name: Sarah Trigg
Contact Phone Number: 020 7713 9858
Contact Email: saraht@skillset.org
Website: www.skillset.org/funding/organisations/apply_FSF/article_7032_1.asp
The Skillset Archive CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Funding Programme has been launched and is now open for applications from organisations looking to deliver training in this area - full details are available here: www.skillset.org/funding/organisations/apply_FSF/article_7032_1.asp
Organisations can apply for grants to deliver training to existing professionals working with audio visual archives within the UK.
Applications can be made at any time from now until the deadline of 26th June 2009. Applications will be assessed and funding decisions made on a rolling basis. A decision takes approximately 8 weeks from when it is received.
Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for Creative Media is the UK-wide industry body which supports skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK creative media industries maintain their world class position.
If you wish to discuss your application before submitting, please contact Sarah Trigg on saraht@skillset.org or 020 7713 9858.
This funding programme is supported by the Skillset Film Skills Fund and the UK Film Council Digital Film Archive Fund.
PRS Foundation Grants Programme
http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk/funding/2009deadlines.htm
The PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF), which is the UK's largest independent funder for new music of any genre, provides a range of grants to stimulate and support the creation and performance of new music in the UK has announced the application deadlines for its grant making programmes in 2009. The Foundations grant making programmes supports music festivals, new music, unsigned bands and promoters, etc. The Foundation also provides a range of bursaries to individuals.
Since March 2000 the Foundation has made more than 2500 grants totalling some £10 million. For more information on the types of grants available and the application deadlines, please click on the link above.
The Elephant Trust
deadline: 14 April and 19 June 2009
The Elephant Trust provides grants up to £2,000 for new, innovative arts projects, particularly for visual arts. Artists, small organisations and galleries can apply. Exclusions are education/study grants, residencies and research.
The next deadline is 14 April and 19 June 2009.
For more information contact Ruth Rattenbury, The Elephant Trust, by telephone on 020 7922 1160, email ruth@elephanttrust.org.uk or visit www.elephanttrust.org.uk.
ROSA announces first grants programme
deadline: 9 March 2009
For its first ever grant, Rosa is awarding £25,000 in total to fund projects with a focus on Body Image. Rosa seeks to fund work that will help women and girls in the UK view themselves more positively and with less self-criticism. Applicants will be asked to answer the key question: How can you support women and girls to develop a positive body image?
They are particularly keen to hear ideas relating to those who are under 25 years of age, but will consider a range of projects. Applicants will need to show evidence of working in partnership, demonstrate a link to the media and also have funding other than Rosa's to contribute to the delivery of the project.
Please download the Information Pack and Application Form from www.rosauk.org/grants/default.aspx. If you have any questions about the pack or need them in a different format, please phone 0207 324 3044.
The Music Sound Foundation
The Music Sound Foundation is dedicated to the improvement of music education with a focus on youth. The Trustees currently accept applications from the following:
• Schools (non-specialist) to fund music education;
• Music Students in full time education to fund instrument purchase;
• Music teachers to fund courses and training.
For more information, visit www.musicsoundfoundation.com
Media Munduns Programme 2011-2013
Website: http://www.mediadesk.co.uk/funding/mediamundus/
Media Mundus is a new international cooperation programme, proposed by the European Commission to strengthen cultural and commercial relations in the audiovisual industry between Europe and professionals of non-European countries. The EU will provide €15 million of funding from 2011-2013 for projects submitted by audiovisual professionals from the EU and third countries. The Media Mundus Programme aims to; boost the exchange of information between professionals, particularly through training activities and scholarships that make networking between European and third country audiovisual professionals easier; improve the competitiveness and transnational distribution of audiovisual works worldwide by making international co-productions easier; and improve circulation and exposure of audiovisual works worldwide and increase public demand, especially among young audiences, for culturally diverse audiovisual content.
First Light Movies (UK)
First Light Movies, which provides grants to projects that enable young people to participate in all aspects of film productions has announced that it is now accepting applications through the First Light Movies Studio Award. With the First Light Movies Studio Award, organisations with experience in collaborative filmmaking with young people can apply for up to £30,000 to fund the production of between two and four short films.
Applications need to be submitted by 5.30 pm on the 5th May 2009. In addition to the Studio Awards, First Light Movies also makes funding available to projects that involve young people in film production through a number of other Awards. These include the Pilot Awards, which provides grants of up to £5,000 for the production of a 5 minute film; and the What’s the Big Idea Awards provides grants of £3,000 to develop ideas and stories for film.
An example project that received funding from First Light Movies is a documentary about Travellers produced by Calling the Shots and Butleigh School in Somerset. Children attended workshops on how to use cameras. Four of the children, including one Traveller, took the cameras home to film their home life. Children attended a workshop in music run by a music educationalist. There was a production day in which Calling the Shots showed selected rushes from the project. And the film was premiered at the school in an event attended by teachers, children, parents and senior representatives of the local authority.
http://www.firstlightmovies.com/news/news_full.php?id=128
Community Connections scheme from BT
deadline: 9 June 2009 (postal); 11 June 2009 (online)
BT’s Community Connections scheme is now open. Community groups and projects offering community benefit can apply for a laptop and a contribution to a years Internet connections fees. The scheme is aimed at groups that have little or no IT equipment and can show how it will be used to grow the organisation and benefit the community.
For more information visit BT’s Community Connections scheme at www.btcommunityconnections.com
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Trusthouse currently awards around 350 grants a year totalling circa £2 million. The average grant is £6,000 though they can range from £1,000 to £30,000. There are now two overarching themes to the Foundation’s grants programme:
• Rural issues
• Urban deprivation
Applications can be made at any time. For more information go to www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk
Learning Launchpad
The Learning Launchpad fund provides investment to organisations in their early stages of development. Investment is offered at two stages:
• Stage one investments – these investments of up to £30,000 are suitable for people who are starting out with a new idea.
• Stage two investments – these investments of up to £100,000 are typically suitable for organisations or initiatives that are already up and running and want to grow.
If your idea delivers its social goals via a social enterprise or for-profit commercial organisational business, it will usually look for either a recoverable loan or an equity stake in your business, or a convertible grant that we can make back once your cash flow can sustain it.
The Learning Launchpad Fund will be accepting applications throughout 2009/10. The application deadlines are:
• Round 1 – 31 March 2009
• Round 2 – 11 June 2009
• Round 3 – 3 September 2009
• Round 4 – 24 November 2009
• Round 5 – 16 February 2010
www.learninglaunchpad.org/what-we-offer.php
Community Radio Fund
deadline: 12 May 2009
The Office of Communications (Ofcom) will open the next round for funding applications under its Community Radio Fund on 15 April 2009. Community Radio Stations are invited to apply for funds to support their core running costs.
These can include:
• management;
• administration,
• financial management and reporting costs;
• fundraising to support the station;
• community outreach work;
• costs involved in using volunteers.
The minimum grant is £5,000 (there is no upper limit). Grants can only be made to community radio licensees that are broadcasting under a community radio licence.
For more information go to www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/Communityfund
Info Sheet: Sources of funding for professional development for playwrights
This info sheet has been compiled to give you an idea of the sources of funding for professional
development for playwrights across the UK. It does not claim to be in any way a definitive listing.
The info sheet can be downloaded here
Awards for Bridging Cultures
Deadline: 14 September 2009
Website: http://www.bridgingcultures.org.uk/About
Community and voluntary organisations that are working towards making a real and meaningful contribution towards the mutual understanding of cultural differences within communities are being invited to enter the Awards for Bridging Cultures (ABC).
There are four different categories of Awards for Bridging Cultures: one for voluntary or community groups or organisations running projects/schemes to promote intercultural dialogue with gross annual financial income of over £500,000 (in the last two financial years), and one for under £500,000, one for volunteers of funders who have made a significant contribution to initiating or running projects or schemes to promote intercultural dialogue, and one for local authorities, public sector organisations and private companies who can demonstrate their support for voluntary sector projects or schemes which promote intercultural dialogue, either by helping to initiate projects/schemes or by providing ongoing financial and/or other sup! port.
The winners of each of the two categories for voluntary organisations will receive £10,000 and commended organisations in these categories will receive up to £5,000 each.
The Dulverton Trust
Registered charities and organisations with charitable status active in the areas below have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Dulverton Trust in the following areas:
• Youth and Education
• General Welfare
• Conservation
• Religion
• Preservation
• Peace and Security
• Africa
The Trust provides two principal types of grants. These are:
• Major grants of up to £25,000 for national or regional projects.
• Minor grants of up to £3,500 aimed at organisations operating at local or county level.
There are no application deadlines and the Trustees meet four times a year to consider applications. For more information, visit www.dulverton.org
Contact
Deadline
no deadline
Suitable for
charities or organisation with charitable status
not suitable for individuals
The Big Family Idea
deadline: 1 July 2009
The Big Lottery Fund, in partnership with National Family Week, is inviting people of all ages in the UK to enter the Big Family Idea competition, with an idea that could improve family life, either in their street or revolutionises life for families throughout the UK. The idea could aim to:
• change government legislation
• help disadvantaged families
• encourage a healthier family lifestyle
• enhance communication between family members.
There are no restrictions on the size of the idea, and this could be a product, service, event, campaign or a great social idea. Big will provide £150,000 of Big Lottery Fund money to an organisation who can develop the winning idea.
For more information, visit www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk/view.The-Big-Family-Idea
Youth Music launches new funding programme
Youth Music will be launching its new funding programme on 30 June 2009.
How Much?
Grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 will be available to projects providing structured, regular and progressive music-making activities for children and young people.
Who for?
Projects should support Youth Music’s three goals of:
• working with early years;
• children and young people in challenging circumstances;
• encouraging talent.
Projects should be working with children and young people aged 0 to18 (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention) and children and young people should be central to the decision making on projects. You can sign up to the Youth Music Newsletter on the Youth Music website to be informed when the fund opens.
Further information
www.youthmusic.org.uk/news/new-youth-music-fund-launches-30-june.html
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