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Outside The Studio / Artist grants and funding
102 open grants in the United Kingdom, from Arts Council Northern Ireland, Sound and Music and 16 other organisations. The next closes 24 September 2026.
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Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Closes 24 September 2026 · £500 to £10,000
Sound and Music
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 25 September 2026 · Up to £3,000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 25 September 2026 · up to £3,000
Sound and Music
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 25 September 2026
Arts Council Wales
Prize · United Kingdom · Theatre, Music
Closes 28 September 2026 · £280,000 total (11 awards ranging from £15,000 to £40,000)
PRXLUDES
Prize · Liverpool, United Kingdom · Music
Closes 28 September 2026
Sound and Music
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 28 September 2026 · £1000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 28 September 2026 · £5,000 to £10,000
Scorefolio Opportunities
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Closes 30 September 2026 · £10,000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music, Theatre
Closes 30 September 2026 · up to £10,000 per applicant; £250,000 total budget
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 30 September 2026 · up to £3,000
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Theatre, Dance
Closes 30 September 2026 · £2,000,000 (anticipated budget for this round)
Sound and Music
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 1 October 2026
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 2 October 2026 · £20,000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 2 October 2026 · £20,000
On The Move
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Closes 5 October 2026 · 5,000 GBP to 100,000 GBP
Creative Scotland
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Writing
Closes 5 October 2026 · £30,000
Sound and Music
Commission · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 5 October 2026
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 9 October 2026 · £500 to £1,000
Film London Artists
Prize · York, United Kingdom · Visual Arts
Closes 11 October 2026
a-n UK
Grant · United Kingdom · Visual Arts
Closes 15 October 2026 · £500 to £1,500
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 15 October 2026
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 15 October 2026
On The Move
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary, Visual Arts
Closes 21 October 2026 · 40 GBP per day
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Closes 22 October 2026 · £1,000 to £10,000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 29 October 2026 · up to £3,500
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 2 November 2026 · £1,800 artist bursary plus up to £4,000 production grant per artist
PRXLUDES
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 6 December 2026
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 5 January 2027
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music, Theatre
Closes 30 April 2027 · £5,500
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Film London Artists
Grant · London, United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Artquest
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £100
Artquest
Grant · United Kingdom · Visual Arts
No deadline listed
Doc Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
No deadline listed
BFI Funding
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
Rolling, no fixed deadline
BFI Funding
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Film London Artists
Grant · London, United Kingdom · Visual Arts
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £500
BFI Funding
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation International
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
BFI Funding
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
No deadline listed
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary, Film
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £1,000 to £150,000
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £10,000
BFI Funding
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
No deadline listed · £2,000 to £10,000
Doc Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
No deadline listed
Museums Association Careers
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Rolling, no fixed deadline
BFI Funding
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £5,000 (winner); £2,500 each (two runners-up)
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £500
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £5,000 to £10,000
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £5,500
Artquest
Grant · United Kingdom · Visual Arts
Rolling, no fixed deadline · Up to £2,000
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Creative Scotland
Grant · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Music, Theatre
No deadline listed
Arts Council Wales
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Rolling, no fixed deadline
PRXLUDES
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Artquest
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Commission · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £1,000.00
PRXLUDES
Commission · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
No deadline listed · £3,000 to £30,000
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
No deadline listed
Artquest
Grant · United Kingdom · Visual Arts
Rolling, no fixed deadline
PRS Foundation Early Career
Grant · United Kingdom · Music, Film
No deadline listed · up to £3,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · up to £1,500
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £8,000 to £15,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · up to £5,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Royal Photographic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Photography
No deadline listed
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Film
No deadline listed
Film London Artists
Grant · London, United Kingdom · Film
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £250 to £450
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Film London Artists
Prize · London, United Kingdom · Film
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £8,000 to £15,000
Film London Artists
Grant · London, United Kingdom · Visual Arts
Rolling, no fixed deadline · Up to £350
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · Up to £500 from General Fund; £250 to £7,000 from Young Musicians' Fund; total budget 2024 to 2025: no less than £50,000 for Young Musicians and no less than £5,000 for General Fund
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £5,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
PRS Foundation Early Career
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · up to £5000
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · up to £5000
Artquest
Grant · United Kingdom · Interdisciplinary
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £500
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Sadler's Wells
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Dance
No deadline listed · financial support included
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
102 on Outside The Studio today. 25 close within the next 30 days. 30 accept applications on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline. The index is rechecked every night and closed calls are removed.
24 September 2026. Every listing below shows its own closing date, and the ones with no date are open all year.
1 of these say anyone may apply, whatever their nationality. 65 name the countries they accept. The rest do not say either way, so we show each call in its own words rather than guessing. Check the listing before you spend a day on the application.
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