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Music
Participation, Education and Outreach Projects
Creating New Music
Recording
Jazz Development
Tune Up - Music Touring
Youth Music Initiative (YMI)
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Participation, Education and Outreach Projects
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The aim of this fund is to widen access to music-making for people and communities across Scotland who could not otherwise engage in a range of musical experiences.
Please note: If your project involves children and young people between 0 - 25 years, our Youth Music Initiative programme may be more suitable.
Level of grants: £500 - typical maximum £5,000
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The deadline for this financial year has now passed |
| Creating New Music |
The aim of the fund is to support the commissioning, writing, creation and development of new music across all styles, that will be seen by the widest possible audiences. This can include composing and rehearsing new material.
Level of grants: £500 to typical maximum £7,500
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For further information and to apply, please download the following documents:
Due to the success of our investment in Creating New Music and the volume of high quality applications received, we regret that we are unable to accept any new applications with immediate effect.
Sign up for our our Funding Updates ezine for up to date information about future funding opportunities. |
 Applications for up to £7,500:
This fund has now closed for the remainder of this financial year
Applications for £7,501 and over:
The deadline for this financial year has passed
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| Recording |
To enable the recording of material for professional release and sale. This fund is primarily focused on supporting the costs of professional studio recording, including engineering, production, mixing and mastering and the costs of musicians’ fees. It may also support the costs of pre-recording rehearsal.
Level of grants: £500 - typical maximum £5,000
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The deadline for this financial year has passed |
| Jazz Development |
The Jazz Development fund ran in 2009/10 as an open fund. It will run again in 2010/11 but will be operated as a managed fund therefore applications will be by invitation only. We will prioritise applications that propose regular programmes (including festivals) of jazz which contribute to building a vibrant infrastructure for Scotland’s jazz musicians and audiences. Please contact the Music Department by Monday 18 January 2010 if you wish to discuss a potential application and to request a copy of the guidelines.
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Organisations may also be eligible to apply for Funding Across Artforms.
Please note:
The Scottish Arts Council will not normally fund productions through project funding that are programmed to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival or Edinburgh International Festival only. Tours which include these festivals are eligible but the festival appearances must be part of a larger Scottish tour, the majority of performances must happen outside of the festivals.
Our music touring programme Tune Up was established by the Scottish Arts Council in 2003 and provides funding to top musicians and artists to perform across Scotland.
Please note: the deadline for proposals for tours in Scotland between September 2009 and August 2010 has now passed.
Please visit the Tune Up website for the latest - or add your details to the Industry Mailing List for email updates.
Informal Sector Small Grants
Informal Sector Large Grants
Training and Continuing Professional Development
Demo Fund
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Fund name |
Description |
Deadline |
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Informal Sector Small Grants |
This fund is open to organisations working within the Informal Sector who wish to programme music making activities for young people (0-25 years) out of school hours or children under 5 both in and out of nurseries. There is no minimum length of programme.
Level of grants: £500 – £5,000
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For further information and to apply, please download the following documents:
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Applications accepted at any time until 11 January 2010, but must be submitted at least 4 weeks before the project start date. |
| Informal Sector Large Grants |
Support will be given to organisations who aim to widen music making opportunities for young people (0-25) and who programme high quality and sustainable creative music making activity in any musical genre which aims to develop the skills of young people over a period of time. Programmes must run from 6 months – 2 years.
Level of grants: £5,001 - £30,000
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The deadline for this financial year has passed |
| Training and continuing professional development |
To support organisations providing training or continuing professional development opportunities which lead to infrastructural development within their organisation or the wider music sector, enabling a greater number of young people to experience quality music tuition and the diversification of music provision.
Level of grants: £500 - £5,000
Download:
For further information and to apply, please download the following documents:
Note: This fund is also available to individuals, who should refer to Individuals Application Guidelines for details of eligibility and how to apply. |
Applications accepted at any time until 15 February 2010, but must be submitted at least 4 weeks before the project start date. |
| Demo Fund |
The purpose of this fund is to increase opportunities for emerging young bands to record their first demo in order to allow them to take the next step in their music careers and present themselves professionally to the music industry.
This fund is open primarily to professional recording studios with a proven track record of working with high class professional musicians. Other organisations are eligible to apply, but must demonstrate a strong partnership with a professional recording studio or producers with a strong track record in the recording industry.
Level of grants: £1,000 - £6,000
Download:
For further information and to apply, please download the following documents:
Please also visit the YMI Demo Fund section of the website to watch the Demo Fund Video featuring key figures in the music industry in Scotland and our Demo Fund slidecast which is a multi media 'how to' guide for applying to the fund. |
18 January 2010 for projects taking place after 1 April 2010
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= Fast-track (applications accepted throughout the year)
Organisations may also be eligible to apply for Funding Across Artforms.
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