Arts Derbyshire is the strategic arts charity for the county. Our aim is to enrich people's lives through the arts.

Grant Funding: The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK Has Opened Their Grant Foundation For Charities From £1-5,000

The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK (“Foundation”) was set up to continue the philanthropy of Sylvia Waddilove after her death in 2001. The Foundation provides grants to charities and some not-for-profit organisations. As a general rule, the Foundation provides grants to fund or part-fund the capital costs (defined below) of a new project. Applications involving innovative projects are particularly welcome.

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Grant Funding: Youth Music Trailblazer Fund is Offering £2,000 – £30,000 for Charities and Organisations to Run Projects for Children to Make Learn and Earn in Music!

The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music. The project should trial work or test a new way of working, sustain a grassroots programme or disrupt the status quo (or all three!).

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Grant Funding: Youth Music Next Generation Fund Offers Young Creatives Grants of Up to £3000

The Youth Music NextGen Fund is for early-stage musicians and wider music adjacent creatives to invest up to £3,000 in their own projects and make their ideas happen. The fund is especially aimed at those whose lack of finance holds them back from pursuing their goals.

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Grant Funding: The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust

The Trust supports young musicians at the start of their careers with particular projects such as attending masterclasses, travelling to auditions, making initial recordings, commissioning new works etc.

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Grant Funding: British Council Biennials Connect Grants are Offering Up to £9,500 to UK and International Biennial Festivals

Biennials Connect Grants support visual artists’ participation in UK and international festivals and biennials. The grants directly benefit artists by facilitating opportunities for travel, the production of new work, networking, skills building and showcasing through biennial partners.

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Grant Funding: The Help Musicians Fast Track Award Grants Supports Musicians Which Need Funding NOW To Seize Opportunities!

Sometimes, opportunities arise that can have a lasting, positive impact on your career as a musician. Whether it’s a short course, investing in new software, or taking opportunities to record, release or perform, this Fast Track Award is here to help you seize those opportunities.

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