Performance Funding Guide Funding Directories Council for Dance Education and Training Directory of funds available for further, higher, vocational training, charitable trusts & foundations, helpful books and websites. www.cdet.org.uk/professional-training/funding On the Move Directory of national, regional and international public and private funding opportunities for professional mobility in the areas of theatre, dance, music and other performing arts disciplines. www.on-the-move.org/EN/index.lasso
National Artsadmin Bursary Scheme Offers bursaries to UK-based artists working in contemporary performance practice to give time, space and money so they can begin to practically develop a quality idea or concept, without the pressure of realising a finished product or work. www.artsadmin.co.uk/opportunities/bursary.php?id=1 BBC: Performing Arts Fund Support performing arts individuals and community groups through grants, mentoring and advice. www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund Dancers’ Career Development Grants for re-training, business start-up and equipment offered in stage 2 of their development services. www.thedcd.org.uk/newbusinessgrants.php Creative Scotland: Dance Investment available for Dance Projects & Dance Creative Development to support dance professionals throughout Scotland. www.creativescotland.com/investment/types-of-investment
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Fundraising, Foundations and Trusts Colwinston Charitable Trust Support for charitable organisations in the UK, (especially Wales), to benefit opera/music theatre, classical music, and the visual arts. www.colwinston.org.uk/applications.htm Fidelio Charitable Trust Grants Offer grants in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music, speech and dance, to Institutions, colleges, arts festivals and other arts organisations in the United Kingdom. www.fideliocharitabletrust.org.uk Jerwood Charitable Foundation Occasional support through one-off small grants for theatre projects dependent on budget and commitments to other areas. www.jerwoodcharitablefoundation.org/ JMK Trust: Young Theatre Director's Award Offers annual development and funding opportunities for young theatre directors. www.jmktrust.org Lisa Ullman Travelling Scholarship Fund Support for dancers, choreographers, administrators, teachers, therapists, journalists, photographers, and others working in dance / movement. It funds training and skills development by covering travel expenses to attend a conference, pursue a research project, or undertake a short course of study in this field. www.lutsf.org.uk Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award To help the development of emerging practitioners in the field of experimental theatre and to encourage the new generation of creative artists. www.osbttrust.com Stage One Bursary Bursaries for New Producers’ scheme provide financial and practical assistance to new commercial theatre producers with a view to furthering their careers. www.stageone.uk.com/startupfund/ The Clore Performing Arts Awards Funds for performing arts education initiatives aimed at children and young people (aged 018) across the UK. www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page.php?id=35
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The Foyle Foundation Grants to support artistic vision in terms of developing new audiences, supporting tours, festivals and arts educational projects, encouraging new work and emerging artists. Building and infrastructure projects will also be considered. www.foylefoundation.org.uk The John Ellerman Foundation Grants for arts charities including theatre and dance organisations with excellence in their field and a commitment to attracting new audiences. www.ellerman.org.uk
International Funding Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art’ supporting emerging performance artists, allowing them to produce major works in New York. www.franklinfurnace.org Roberto Cimetta Fund Travel grants to promote artistic exchange and the mobility of professionals in the field of contemporary performing arts and visual arts within the Mediterranean area. www.cimettafund.org/EN/index.lasso
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