Links to other Arts Funders and Funding Advice
The national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
A Lottery grants scheme funding small, local community-based projects in the UK.
Offers advice and funding bringing the best of UK arts to the rest of the world. They help to create and support numerous events yearly in more than 100 countries.
Offer grants and government support
The Foundation is a grant-making organisation which concentrates its support on education, the arts, museum and gallery education.
Funding to help fund the core costs of running a community ‘not-for-profit’ radio station.
Set up to fund and inspire the making of short films by young people aged five to 19 years.
A local independent grant-making charity supporting the local community
Offers Visual Artists up to £2700 project development and materials fees for exhibitions
Run by young people for young people. If you're between 13 and 19 and have an idea for something to do for young people, you could get money to help make it happen!
For any voluntary or community group who operate in the area of the Milton Keynes Unitary Authority. As well as one-to-ones you can receive a regular email alert and members of MKCVO can obtain direct access to GRANTNET – an online grants programme.
Professional musicians from all musical backgrounds; classical to rock, jazz to bhangra, are invited to apply for a new MBF Professional Development Award of up to £5,000. The funding can be used for projects which will inspire musical creativity and develop skills, explore new creative directions or extend professional knowledge.
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - a unique and independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative.
Designed to make it easy and affordable for everyone to buy contemporary works of art and craft including paintings, photography, sculpture, glassware and furniture. You can borrow up to £2,000, or as little as £100, and pay back the loan in 10 monthly instalments - interest free.
An Awards scheme in 1993 to support artists by providing them with financial assistance at a critical point in their careers. The aim of the Awards was to give artists the freedom to develop their creative ideas and to contribute to their personal and professional growth. They also have an Open Arts Scheme.
The prizes are for outstanding young scholars who have made a substantial and recognised contribution to their particular field of study and whose future contributions are held to be of correspondingly high promise. For Performing and Visual Arts.
Grants of up to £5,000 to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community.
The UK's largest independent funder purely for new music of any genre. Its main aims are to stimulate and support the creation and performance of new music in the UK, ensuring this reaches a wide audience. In addition, it motivates public debate about creative music-making in the UK, for example through ground-breaking projects such as the New Music Award.
Funding and support for Media and Film in the South East
Funding script development, film production, short films, film export and distribution, cinemas, film education, culture and archives, festivals and audience support schemes.
Promotes education and in particular education in art, studying or working in ancient parish of Wolverton and Stantonbury. Some funding available.
Awards between £200 and £2,000, based on evidence of musical talent and financial need. The awards can help with: the purchase or hire of musical instruments and accessories; music lessons; weekend music schools; music courses; orchestra fees; travel. Applicants are required to: have achieved distinction in their last music exam, or, show evidence of this level of ability; be recommended by their music teacher; have their families show evidence of financial need.
Youth Music distributes its funds in a variety of ways including: Open Programmes, Partnership Programmes, Action Zones and Youth Music initiatives.
