Here is a list of UK creative funds to apply to for extra fundingโฆ
Hopefully you’ve already received some kind of financial support from the UK Covid-19 related schemes. But as we all know a lot of creative fall into a situation where they don’t fit into any government schemes. If that sounds like you, don’t worry, there are many other organisations and programmes offering their support during these pandemic times.
If you’re a creative who is looking for financial help, we prepared you a list of eligible grants that you can apply to now.
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๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐? ยฃ1,500-ยฃ2,500
The ยฃ1.5m Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund is supported by the Freelands Foundation, as part of a landmark commitment of ยฃ3m towards emergency funds for artists and freelance creative practitioners across the UK affected by the Covid-19 crisis.
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โข Freelancer creative practitioner
โข Resident of England or Northern Ireland
โข Not in education
โข Perfect for: Photographers, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, Filmmakers
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐: June 18th
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://bit.ly/2YsEd8j
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐: ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐? ยฃ2,000-ยฃ5,000
For professional musicians to undertake UK-based projects that develop and test new work, ideas or potential career directions through inspiring periods of collaborative research and development. We want to highlight that in this round we welcome applications that will explore the above through the use of remote, digital or online collaboration tools or performance spaces. For example, the use of Skype rehearsals or live streamed performance.
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โข UK-resident
โข In financial need
โข Have an active career as a musician
โข Also open to bands up to 6 people
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐: September 14th
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://bit.ly/2Ux9zcX
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐’ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐? ยฃ4,500
The Studio Prize was established after a number of our membersโ spoke of the economic challenges they faced when starting their artistic careers. ACS realises how difficult it is to focus on your art especially after leaving university. The ACS Studio Prize was founded to help.
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โข EU or EEA national
โข Student in undergraduate or postgraduate education on an accredited art course
โข Graduate from an accredited art course within the last 4 years and work in pictures, collage, painting, sculpture, tapestry, ceramics, glassware or photography
โข Perfect for: Photographers, Illustrators, Graphic Designers
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐: June 30th
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://bit.ly/3dRcCnQ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐? โฌ5,000-โฌ50,000
The fund supports imaginative cultural initiatives, that in the midst of the global pandemic crisis reinforce European solidarity and the idea of Europe as a shared public space.
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โข Individuals or organisation in the creative sector
โข Can be based anywhere in world
โข Perfect for: Photographers, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, Filmmakers, Musicians
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐: Application open 22nd June (apply by July 14th)
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://bit.ly/2B3KNtS
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐? ยฃ1,000
An award to support artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The WFH Residency (standing for โworking from homeโ) will pay artists who have had arts projects or other work cancelled, or have been made unemployed, as result of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
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โข London-based
โข Have had work or projects cancelled
โข Not in education
โข Perfect for: Photographers, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, Filmmakers, Musicians
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐: 1st July
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://bit.ly/3ffutFl
