{"id":5139,"date":"2025-09-10T15:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/?post_type=tb_fund&#038;p=5139"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:40:33","slug":"funding-for-musicians-and-music-making","status":"publish","type":"tb_fund","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/fund\/funding-for-musicians-and-music-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding for musicians and music-making"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are a number of grant programmes available to support music-making for people of all ages and across all music genres. Several of these are currently open to applications, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artscouncil.org.uk\/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries\/supporting-grassroots-music\" rel=\"noopener\">Arts Council England: Supporting Grassroots Music<\/a> \u2013 grants up to \u00a340,000 for industry professionals, music promoters, festivals, venues and studios with initiatives to support audience and professional development within the music industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpmusicians.org.uk\/get-support\/develop-as-a-musician\/fast-track-grants\" rel=\"noopener\">Help Musicians: Fast Track Awards<\/a> \u2013 up to \u00a3500 for professional UK\u00a0musicians\u00a0to enable them to take advantage of opportunities that can have a lasting, positive impact on their careers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpmusicians.org.uk\/get-support\/develop-as-a-musician\/next-level-awards\" rel=\"noopener\">Help Musicians: Next Level Awards<\/a> \u2013 advice and financial support for musicians with a\u00a0strong track record but lacking the resources to embark on larger and longer-term projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metalforgood.org\/grants\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Metal for Good Grants<\/a> \u2013 for projects and activities that use music as a tool for change and the values of the rock and metal community to help create an equal society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsfoundation.com\/funding-support\/funding-music-creators\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PRS Foundation: Funding for Music Creators<\/a> \u2013 for songwriters, composers, artists, bands, producers and performers who write their own music including the Women Make Music programme and an Open Fund for Music Creators with grants for the development of outstanding music creators of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsfoundation.com\/funding-support\/funding-music-creators\/next-steps\/the-hitmaker-fund\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PRS Foundation: Hitmaker Fund<\/a> &#8211; for songwriters and producers working in popular music genres to further develop their careers and writing\/production with\u00a0grants of between \u00a35,000 and \u00a310,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsfoundation.com\/funding-support\/funding-music-creators\/next-steps\/ppl-momentum-music-fund\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PRS Foundation: PPL Momentum Music Fund<\/a> &#8211; grants to support the development of talented emerging UK\u00a0musicians\u00a0and bands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umuksoundfoundation.com\/awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Music UK Sound Foundation<\/a> &#8211; grants for schools and individuals in full-time education for the purchase of musical instruments and equipment as well as grants for one-off music training courses for teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngsounds.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Sounds UK<\/a> \u2013 grants to help musically-talented\u00a0young\u00a0people from lower-income families<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthmusic.org.uk\/funding\/i-need-funding\/nextgen-fund\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Music: NextGen Fund<\/a> \u2013 grants up to \u00a33,000 for young early-stage musicians and young people with aspirations to work in the music industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthmusic.org.uk\/funding\/i-need-funding\/trailblazer-fund\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Music: Trailblazer Fund<\/a> \u2013 grants of\u00a0\u00a32,000 to\u00a0\u00a330,000 to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music. 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